Seasonal Cycles: A Study of Social Change and Continuity in a Sri Lankan Village

vi, 143 pp. Relates to Kotabowa village, Moneragela District of Sri Lanka. Presents the seasonal Variations (Economics) in Sri Lanka, Kotabowa (Sri Lanka, the Rural condition, in Kotabowa, its Social Life and Customs, in the regions Ceylon/Sri Lanka); Asia; and, South-Asia. CONTENTS: List of Tables; List of Figures; Introduction; The Village; A Cast of Characters; Chena Lands; The Paddy Season; The Festival Season: Circumcision Rites, Marriage, The Burdha Festival, Ramadan: The Month of Fasting; Epilogue; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.