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The Structure of Sinhalese Healing Rituals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2011

Nur Yalman
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As social anthropology has set up new standards for the analysis of social structure, the lag in the study of religious thought and behavior has become increasingly apparent. New departures have been rare in this region and the figures of Freud, Durkheim, and Weber have continued to dominate the scene.

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The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 23 , supplement S1: Aspects of Religion in South Asia , June 1964 , pp. 115 - 150
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Copyright © Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1964

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