Table of Contents: The puberty ritual in Sri Lanka

Main Author:	Kim, Paul Mantae, 1966-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Peter Lang, c2011.
Series:	American university studies. Series VII, Theology and religion, vol. 317
Subjects:	Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) > Rites and ceremonies. Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) > Religion. Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) > Social life and customs. Puberty rites > Sri Lanka. Christianity and culture > Sri Lanka. Buddhism and culture > Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka > Social life and customs. Sri Lanka > Religious life and customs.
Online Access:	http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10551934

Table of Contents:

Theoretical perspective
Methodology
Understanding the context of the Sinhalese puberty ritual
The Sinhalese Buddhist perception of the puberty ritual
Comparison of the attitudes between Sinhalese Buddhists and Sinhalese Christians
Approaching the Sinhalese puberty ritual in light of the Bible
Contextualization and its implications for the Christian practice of puberty
The Sinhalese Christian appraisal of the puberty ritual
Concluding implications : missiological insights regarding the Sinhalese puberty ritual.