Download or read book The Epic Struggle of the Kingdom of Kandy and Its Relevance to Modern Indo Sri Lankan Relations written by Brendon Gooneratne and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Devas Demons and Buddhist Cosmology in Sri Lanka written by Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the worship of devas and demons in Sri Lanka, illustrating how diverse influences interacted to create the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology. The work explains the processes by which apotheosis plays an important role in revitalizing that cosmology. The author offers an examination of holy sites associated with the worship of Hūniyam. These sacred spaces each have a unique background historically, and the ritualists associated with these sites have divergent understandings concerning Hūniyam. Building upon the examination of the temples, the book delves into the iconography of Hūniyam, illustrating his transformation from demon to deity in the manner that he is depicted in imagery associated with his worship. The book moves to a discussion of Aritṭ ạ Kivenḍu Perumāl, a South Indian adventurer, demonstrating the likelihood that he is the historical figure later apotheosized as Hūniyam. Sri Lankan society felt his impact so strongly that in death he became a demon in the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology. Finally, the book demonstrates that the same apotheosis processes are at work today. This book will be of interest to researchers and students engaged in the study of religion, anthropology, folklore, and history, specifically in the South Asian context.
Download or read book Language Legislation and Linguistic Rights written by Douglas A. Kibbee and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributions to this volume cover a broad range of issues in language policy that are hotly debated in every corner of the globe. The articles included investigate the implications of language policies on the notion of language rights as the issues are played out in very specific circumstances from the courtroom in Australia to the legislature in California to the educational system in England to the administrative practices of the European Commission. The authors explore conflicts between basic conceptions of fairness in justice, administration and education on the one hand, and political and economic realities on the other. Articles focus on langage issues in the United States, Canada, Brazil, England, France, Slovakia, Russia, Sri Lanka, Australia and several African states. Other articles consider the implications of new supernational agreements the European Union, NAFTA, GATT, the OAU on language issues in the signatory states. In sum the volume offers an extensive presentation of current issues and practices in language policy and linguistic human rights.
Download or read book This Inscrutable Englishman written by Brendon Gooneratne and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1999 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir John D'Oyly accomplished the seemingly impossible with the annexation on behalf of the British Crown of Sri Lanka's fiercely independent Kingdom of Kandy in 1815. This biography looks at his conduct and motives.
Download or read book The Pilimatalavuvas in the Last Days of the Kandyan Kingdom written by Ananda Pilimatalavuva and published by Ananda Pilimatalavuva. This book was released on 2004 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Sri Lanka in fag end of 18th century and 19th century and some prominent nobility of the period.
Download or read book Kandy at War written by Channa Wickremesekera and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Many Faces of the Kandyan Kingdom 1591 1765 written by Gananath Obeyesekere and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surrounded by magnificent mountains, the city of Kandy, home of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth and the Royal Palace, was the capital of Lanka for about three hundred years. Gananath Obeysekere paints a vivid portrait of the kings of these great green highlands of Kandy, revealing a complex and advanced society every bit as violent as any other civilization. Focusing on kings Vimaladharmasuriya 1, Rajasinha II, Sri Vijaya Rajasinha and Kirti Sri Rajasinha, he brings the Kandyan monarchy to life, depicting them not as mythic figures but as real flesh and blood, larger than life characters who ruled over the last citadel of Lankan aristocracy
Download or read book The Chieftains in the Last Phase of the Kandyan Kingdom Sinhal written by Ananda Pilimatalavuva and published by Ananda Pilimatalavuva. This book was released on 2008 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collective biographies of chieftains of Sri Lanka in late 18th century and the political conditions of their times.
Download or read book The Kandyan Kingdom of Sri Lanka 1707 1782 written by Lorna Srimathie Dewaraja and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Kingdom of Kandy written by Sinnappah Arasaratnam and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Account Of Mr Pybus s Mission To The King Of Kandy In 1762 written by John Pybus and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a first-hand account of John Pybus's diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Kandy in 1762. It provides insights into the political and cultural climate of the time, as well as the challenges and successes of the mission. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality written by Robert T. Francoeur and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 1437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: --A completely updated one-volume edition of the 4-volume International Encyclopedia of Sexuality--Includes nearly 60 countries and places--12 not previously covered--by more than 200 authorities--It is the only reference work of its kind in any language
Download or read book INDEPENDENCE TO FREEDOM written by Samanga Amarasinghe and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current research signifies that the resolutions for a solid post war development in Sri Lanka are hidden within its own history. Through a close study of the Sri Lankan history from 6th century BC to 2009 AD using various research methods one can uncover this. Moreover, utilizing a range of diverse resources which include documents compiled byColonial governors, addition to parliamentary debates of Sri Lanka and Britain, archeological research conducted by the department of archeology, eyewitness accounts, and other historical documents pertaining to the selected time frames, has be strictly studied and compared in proving the weight of this theory.
Download or read book A Return to Kandy written by Vesak Nanayakkara and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Nayaks of Sri Lanka 1739 1815 written by Subramanian Gopalakrishnan and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Directory of Office Holders of the Kandyan Kingdom Sri Lanka written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
