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Page 37
... living , " and to do otherwise would be difficult for large families living in such close quarters . Each house will have at least a table and usually one or two wooden chairs , and a large box in which are kept a few dishes and often ...
... living , " and to do otherwise would be difficult for large families living in such close quarters . Each house will have at least a table and usually one or two wooden chairs , and a large box in which are kept a few dishes and often ...
Page 52
... living elsewhere in the village . If kinsmen are important for security either behaviorally or subjectively , Pelpolans should feel well secured . Eight- four per cent of Pelpola household heads today have living brothers and of these ...
... living elsewhere in the village . If kinsmen are important for security either behaviorally or subjectively , Pelpolans should feel well secured . Eight- four per cent of Pelpola household heads today have living brothers and of these ...
Page 131
... living . Thus , only a fifth were deemed to fall into categories which might be termed prosperous , sixteen per cent " middle people , " and four per cent " people who have money . 99 The objective correlates of economic rank are many ...
... living . Thus , only a fifth were deemed to fall into categories which might be termed prosperous , sixteen per cent " middle people , " and four per cent " people who have money . 99 The objective correlates of economic rank are many ...
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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