Gananath Obeysekere
The Creation of the Hunter

The Creation of the Hunter

Who are the Väddas? Where do they come from? Where have they gone? While many continue to accept the storyline represented by colonial era thinkers that of the romantic and benign image of Väddas as children of nature living in tune or harmony with their environment....

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The Many Faces of the Kandyan Kingdom (1591-1765)

The Many Faces of the Kandyan Kingdom (1591-1765)

Surrounded by magnificent mountains, the city of Kandy, home of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth and the Royal Palace, was the capital of Lanka for about three hundred years. Gananath Obeysekere paints a vivid portrait of the kings of these great green highlands of...

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