{"product_id":"power-and-religiosity-in-a-post-colonial-setting-sinhala-catholics-in-contemporary-sri-lanka-hardback-9780521415552","title":"Power and Religiosity in a Post-Colonial Setting; Sinhala Catholics in Contemporary Sri Lanka (Hardback) 9780521415552","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePower and Religiosity in a Post-Colonial Setting\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSinhala Catholics in Contemporary Sri Lanka\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr Stirrat, who has worked in Sri Lanka over a long period, is interested both in how people behave at the shrines and in the historical and social contexts in which the shrines have appeared.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. L. Stirrat (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521415552, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 September 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages, 9 b\/w illus.  2 maps  5 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.7 x 2.1 cm, 0.516 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This monograph should serve as a reference point for future studies of Christianity in non-Western settings.' Anthropos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOver the past few decades a series of Catholic shrines have sprung up in Sri Lanka which draw hundreds of pilgrims. Although best known as centres for the exorcism of the demonically possessed, their miraculous efficacy also extends to helping people find jobs and preferment, and to alleviating suffering. Dr Stirrat, who has worked in Sri Lanka over a long period, is interested both in how people behave at the shrines, and in the historical and social contexts in which the shrines have appeared. He argues that an understanding of their religious importance is intricately connected with power, religious and political. This view challenges the conventional distinction between 'religion' and 'politics', and accordingly, religious suffering is seen as a complex metaphor linking together various social domains and a means through which conflicts over power and authority can be expressed.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The colonial Church\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Church in crisis\u003cbr\u003e 4. The rise of Kudagama\u003cbr\u003e 5. Demonic possession and the battle against evil\u003cbr\u003e 6. Suffering and sacrifice\u003cbr\u003e 7. Holy men and power\u003cbr\u003e 8. Patronage and religion\u003cbr\u003e 9. On the borders\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e List of references\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005685649688,"sku":"9780521415552","price":86.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521415552i_b6e9e6bd-e303-4d42-a316-70d19253fa3a.jpg?v=1691381361","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/power-and-religiosity-in-a-post-colonial-setting-sinhala-catholics-in-contemporary-sri-lanka-hardback-9780521415552","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}