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... distinct in the minds and in the neighboring patterns of the folk . The vicinity of Pelpola Central is the most densely popu- lated . Within this general area there are several adjacent neighborhoods bearing distinctive names . A second ...
... distinct in the minds and in the neighboring patterns of the folk . The vicinity of Pelpola Central is the most densely popu- lated . Within this general area there are several adjacent neighborhoods bearing distinctive names . A second ...
Page 120
... distinct from both nuclear and lineal family prestige , and it survives mainly in a subjective sense . As has been indicated earlier , the Ge , while ascribed and precise , has little behavioral signi- ficance . For most practical ...
... distinct from both nuclear and lineal family prestige , and it survives mainly in a subjective sense . As has been indicated earlier , the Ge , while ascribed and precise , has little behavioral signi- ficance . For most practical ...
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... distinct types of activity . By village values , paddy cultivation is the core of the economy . This is seconded by garden cultivation , which is general even among non - cultivators of paddy . Rub- ber plantings as capital operations ...
... distinct types of activity . By village values , paddy cultivation is the core of the economy . This is seconded by garden cultivation , which is general even among non - cultivators of paddy . Rub- ber plantings as capital operations ...
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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