{"product_id":"placating-the-demons-gananath-obeyesekere-9780367556181","title":"Placating the Demons: Ritual Practices among Sri Lankans","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book critically examines dominant ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka. It presents key ideas and symbolic systems that exist to this day, in similar shapes or in different guises. It looks at issues such as misfortunes caused by demons (\u003ci\u003eyaksa dosa\u003c\/i\u003e), an important ceremonial practice known as the puna-yāgaya, ideas pertaining to spirit possession, trance, and mediums. It also deals with classical Ayurvedic theories of disease, urban ceremonial practices such as cases of the apotheoses from demon to divinity, as well as multiple forms of Buddhist ceremonial practices that are part of the Sri Lankan consciousness and have found their way into public cultural performances in Sri Lanka.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a comprehensive volume on ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka, this work will be useful for scholars and researchers in cultural studies, sociology, social-anthropology, and particularly those interested in myths and rituals in South Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gananath Obeyesekere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367556189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367556181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge Chapman \u0026amp; Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.40d","brand":"Gananath Obeyesekere","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44127663882495,"sku":"9780367556181","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af253237-0762-4779-afde-060f9ad04744.jpg?v=1687454535","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/placating-the-demons-gananath-obeyesekere-9780367556181","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}