Renhed og urenhed i singhalesisk folkereligion
The article introduces notions of ritual impurity in Sinhalese culture and examines why conditions of impurity specially influence certain lower local gods and demons. The Sinhalese pantheon is based on a principle of hierarchy, with an opposition of high and low that corresponds to notions of puri...
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| Language: | Danish |
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Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift
1997-04-01
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| Series: | Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift |
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| Online Access: | https://tidsskrift.dk/rvt/article/view/3859 |