PrincetonUniversity)Obeyesekere Gananath(ProfessorEmeritus

While a rational consciousness grasps many truths, Gananath Obeyesekere believes an even richer knowledge is possible through a bold confrontation wit

While a rational consciousness grasps many truths, Gananath Obeyesekere believes an even richer knowledge is possible through a bold confrontation wit

A beautifully illustrated, new edition of the best single-volume guide to Byzantine art, providing an introduction to the whole period and range of st

This anthropological work of unusual historical depth describes the pattern of land tenure and resulting social structure in the Ceylonese village of

Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. This wor

""The Work of Culture" is the product of two decades of field research by Sri Lanka's most distinguished anthropological interpreter, and its combinat

This book critically examines dominant ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka. It presents key ideas and symbolic systems that exist to this day, in simila

This book critically examines dominant ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka. It presents key ideas and symbolic systems that exist to this day, in simila

As the Sinhalas themselves perceive it, Buddhism proper has always shared the religious arena with a spirit religion. While Buddhism concerns salvatio

Albert Braz examines how Louis Riel has been commemorated since 1967, charting his transformation from traitor to Canadian hero.

The first book to offer a detailed yet broad overview of the poetic engagement with Greece across the modernist period (1910s–1950s). Provides new r

This book takes a case study approach to explore the crisis of legitimacy in American political culture.