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Society, state, and religion in premodern Sri Lanka

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University of Kelaniya, 2001 - History - 327 pages
Research papers; covers period up to 15th century.

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Contents

Preface
vii
Geopolitical Bearings
1
A Forgotten Aspect of the Relations between
15
Copyright

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Society, state, and religion in premodern Sri Lanka
Society, state, and religion in premodern Sri Lanka
Amaradāsa Liyanagamagē
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TitleSociety, state, and religion in premodern Sri Lanka
Volume 2 of Kelaniya University anniversary series
AuthorAmaradāsa Liyanagamagē
PublisherUniversity of Kelaniya, 2001
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized3 Sep 2008
ISBN955904446X, 9789559044468
Length327 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Asia / India & South Asia
Sri Lanka
Sri lanka
Travel / Asia / India
  
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