Ritual tradition and performance : the Berava caste of southern Sri Lanka
The present work is based on fieldwork carried out in Southern Sri Lanka among the Beravayo, a low status caste traditionally responsible for the performance of various ritual drumming duties. Although this occupational association goes back centuries and is still an important element in their conte...
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Durham University
1984
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.352567 |