The puberty ritual in Sri Lanka a comparative exploration of perceptions and attitudes between Buddhists and Christians /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Peter Lang,
c2011.
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| Series: | American university studies. Theology and religion ;
v. 317. |
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Table of Contents:
- Theoretical perspective
- Methodology
- Understanding the context of the Sinhalese puberty ritual
- The Sinhalese Buddhist perception of the puberty ritual
- Comparison of the attitudes between Sinhalese Buddhists and Sinhalese Christians
- Approaching the Sinhalese puberty ritual in light of the Bible
- Contextualization and its implications for the Christian practice of puberty
- The Sinhalese Christian appraisal of the puberty ritual
- Concluding implications : missiological insights regarding the Sinhalese puberty ritual.