Ilankaiyil Sinkalavar
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- Item Code: 66084
- Author: Bhakthavachala Bharathi
- Publisher: ADAIYAALAM
- Edition: 1st
- Isbn : 9788177202441
- 13 EAN: 9788177202441
When we think of Sri Lanka, we think of Buddhism and ethnic issues. But today's Sri Lanka was not a separate island but an extension of India about seven thousand years ago. So, who are the Sinhalese, what is their origin and where did they go, this book by Bhaktavatsala Bharathi answers the socio-cultural anthropological perspective. Through the Sinhalese language, the creation of Sri Lanka, ethnicity, etc., the Sinhalese culture, caste system, marriage, relationship system among them are displayed in different ways. It is interesting that Bharathi says that although the Sinhalese are of Indian ethnic origin, they are more closely related to the Tamils in terms of genetic (DNA) and that they have a South Indian cultural extension. For this, he describes the relationship between the Tamils and the Sinhalese and the way they follow the Dravidian kinship system, starting with how the Sinhalese, despite being Buddhists, still worship many other Tamil deities including Pathinith Theyo (Kannagi), Kataragamat Theyo (Murugan). Also Bharathi's fieldwork experience sheds new light on how the Sinhalese speak the Indo-Aryan language but follow the Tamil grammar tradition and the Dravidian influence on their art, music, and drama. This book takes us beyond racial differences to a new intellectual world. These alone emphasize the need to read this book.
| Book specification | |
|---|---|
| Author | Bhakthavachala Bharathi |
| Publisher | ADAIYAALAM |
| Edition | 1st |
| Isbn | 9788177202441 |
| 13 EAN | 9788177202441 |
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