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Tovil : exorcism & healing rites / Bruce Kapferer & Georges Papigny ; captions translated from the French by Lisa Fabry
Bib ID 3700958
Format BookBook
Author
Kapferer, Bruce
 
Uniform Title Tovil. English
Description Negombo : Viator Publications, 2005 
148 p. : col. ill. ; 25 x 25 cm. 
ISBN 9558736066
Series

Heritage of Sri Lanka.

Summary

Study of some of the local folk practices performed to invoke the demon in southern Sri Lanka; translated from French.

Notes

"First published in French in 2002 by Editions Desiris, France"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 148)

Subjects Folklore -- Sri Lanka.  |  Sri Lanka -- Social life and customs.
Other authors/contributors Papigny, Georges
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Tovil : exorcism and healing rites

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