Perceptions and attitudes regarding the puberty ritual
Subtitle: a comparative exploration of Sihalese Buddhists and Christians
By: Paul Mantae Kim
Series: American university studies. Series VII, Theology and religion -- vol. 317
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781433114625
Subjects: Social life and customs; Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people); Christianity and culture; Buddhism and culture; Puberty rites; Rites and ceremonies; Religious life and customs; Religion; Sri Lanka
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Theoretical perspective; title: Methodology; title: Understanding the context of the Sinhalese puberty ritual; title: The Sinhalese Buddhist perception of the puberty ritual; title: Comparison of the attitudes between Sinhalese Buddhists and Sinhalese Christians; title: Approaching the Sinhalese puberty ritual in light of the Bible; title: Contextualization and its implications for the Christian practice of puberty; title: The Sinhalese Christian appraisal of the puberty ritual; title: Concluding implications : missiological insights regarding the Sinhalese puberty ritual.