TY - BOOK AU - Brow,James TI - Demons and development: the struggle for community in a Sri Lankan village SN - 0816516383 (acidfree paper) AV - GN635.S72 B76 1996 U1 - 305.8 PY - 1996/// CY - Tucson PB - University of Arizona Press KW - Ethnology KW - Sri Lanka KW - Anuradhapura (District) KW - Vedda (Sri Lankan people) KW - Social conditions KW - Communities KW - Nationalism KW - Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka : District) KW - Religious life and customs N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-211) and index; Ceremony in Samadigama -- Orientations -- Of savages and kings -- The village community confronts the market -- Party politics and nationalist rhetoric -- The awakening village -- The rise of the Fernandos -- Life in Samadigama -- Gods and demons -- Offerings to the gods -- Private practice -- Reflections ER -