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The puberty ritual in Sri Lanka : a comparative exploration of perceptions and attitudes between Buddhists and Christians / Paul Mantae Kim.
Van Pelt Library DS489.25.S5 K55 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kim, Paul Mantae, 1966-
- Series:
- American university studies. Theology and religion ; Series VII, v. 317.
- American university studies. Series VII, Theology and religion, 0740-0446 ; v. 317
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)--Rites and ceremonies.
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people).
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)--Religion.
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)--Social life and customs.
- Puberty rites--Sri Lanka.
- Puberty rites.
- Christianity and culture--Sri Lanka.
- Christianity and culture.
- Buddhism and culture--Sri Lanka.
- Buddhism and culture.
- Sri Lanka--Religious life and customs.
- Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Peter Lang, [2011]
- Summary:
- The main purpose for Kim (professor of missions, Bethesda Christian U.) in researching this topic is to offer a view on how Sinhalese Christians of Sri Lanka can properly respond to the puberty ritual of the Sinhalese Buddhists (involving sequestration for a week followed by a celebration) in light of their Christian faith. He pursues four key goals in light of this purpose: identifying the nature and outcome of religious-cultural contacts between Christian missions and the Sinhalese people during European colonial periods, comparing and contrasting attitudes of Sinhalese Buddhists and Sinhalese Christians toward the ritual, identifying the implications of the adolescence transition stories of selected biblical characters for the Christian understanding of the puberty ritual, and (based on the previous discussion) presenting a Christian missiological approach for properly responding to the ritual. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Theoretical perspective
- Methodology
- Understanding the context of the Sinhalese puberty ritual
- The Sinhalese Buddhist perception of the puberty ritual
- Comparison of the attitudes between Sinhalese Buddhists and Sinhalese Christians
- Approaching the Sinhalese puberty ritual in light of the Bible
- Contextualization and its implications for the Christian practice of puberty
- The Sinhalese Christian appraisal of the puberty ritual
- Concluding implications : missiological insights regarding the Sinhalese puberty ritual.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1433114623
- 9781433114625
- OCLC:
- 712780794
- Publisher Number:
- 99944511800
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