The essays in this book originally appeared in the Journal of Asian Studies, 1964.
摘要
The studies in this volume explore some of the main aspects of Hinduism in India and of Buddhism in Ceylon. Because each article is based on the author's field observations, it deals with the realities of religion as well as with its ideology, and with actual religious behavior no less than with its hopes and beliefs. These papers are not intended to give a systematic coverage fo the two religions; each is rather a systematic analysis of a certain part of the religion as practiced. The emphasis is on structure and process more than on description and content. The gods are not catalogued nor are the main ceremonies enumerated; rather, the meaning of deities and of ritual in the lives of the practitioners are examined.
目次
Introduction : process and structure in South Asian religion / David G. Mandelbaum Magical-animism and Buddhism : a structural analysis of the Sinhalese religious system / Michael M. Ames Brahmins and shamans in Pahari religion / Gerald D. Berreman Religious anxiety and Hindu fate / Pauline Mahar Kolenda Particularization and generalization as processes in ritual and culture / Morris E. Opler Religion and social communication in village North India / John J. Gumperz Conflict and interlocal festivals in a South Indian region / Alan R. Beals The structure of Sinhalese healing rituals / Nur Yalman Ritual pollution as an integrator of caste and religion / Edward B. Harper.
