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Page 68
... dowry to be acquired , although the family status is al- so quite important . The dowry is in a sense an independent variable in the situation . The girl's family knows what it can raise and then attempts with that amount to acquire the ...
... dowry to be acquired , although the family status is al- so quite important . The dowry is in a sense an independent variable in the situation . The girl's family knows what it can raise and then attempts with that amount to acquire the ...
Page 70
... dowry consid- erations whatever . These include a number of " love matches ' wherein the marriage not being a product of parental arrange- ment was hence not subject to dowry claim by the groom . In addition , among the poor , dowry is ...
... dowry consid- erations whatever . These include a number of " love matches ' wherein the marriage not being a product of parental arrange- ment was hence not subject to dowry claim by the groom . In addition , among the poor , dowry is ...
Page 71
... dowry for she knows full well than an inadequate dowry might ever be a source of friction . No doubt the difficulty in acquiring the dowry re- sources is a factor in delaying marriage , for a union with- out it places the bride in an ...
... dowry for she knows full well than an inadequate dowry might ever be a source of friction . No doubt the difficulty in acquiring the dowry re- sources is a factor in delaying marriage , for a union with- out it places the bride in an ...
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agricultural almsgiving associated astrologer auspicious Badahela behavior believe betel bhikkhu boutiques bride brothers Bryce Ryan Buddha Buddhist caste cent ceremony Ceylon coconut couple crop culture dagoba daughter demon dhobi distinct dowry economic especially estates exorcizing fact father fields frequently garden girl gods Goyigama groom harvest honor Hooniyam horoscope household heads husband important Jataka Kalutara Kataragama kinship kinsmen less living Lokuliyanage Low Country male marriage married matters nearly neighborhood neighbors Nibbana organization paddy cultivation paddy land parental home participation peasant Pelpola Pelpola Central persons piligeneema pinkama pirith poruva position potters practices prestige priest production rarely rational relationships relatives responses rice rubber sarong secular significance Sinhalese social society Sri Pada status Straus supernatural temple tion traditional trees Undecided University of Ceylon upasaka urban usually values village wage labor wealth wedding Western wife wives women youth