The Karava of Ceylon

The Karava of Ceylon
Noolaham No.	3704
Author	Raghavan, M. D.
Category	-
Language	ஆங்கிலம்
Publisher	K. V. G. De Silva & Sons
Edition	1961
Pages	122

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Contents

• The Author
• By the Same Author
• Table of Contents
• Illustrations
• Abbreviations
• Foreword
• Preface - M.D.Raghavan
• Acknowledgements
• The Historical Backround
  • Introduction
  • The Karava Tradition
  • The Mukkara Hatana
  • The Karava and the Conquistadors
  • The Evidence of the Tombos
  • The Nadir
• Caste in Sinhalese Society
• Social Geography: The Distribution of the Karava
• Karava Society
  • The Social Organisation
  • The Social Classes
  • The KUdimakkals
  • The KInship System
• GE Names
• Occupational Dynamics
  • Environment and Technology
  • Boats and Methods of Deep Sea Fishing
• Technology and Social Change
• Social Arts
  • Kolam the Art of Ambalangoda
  • Nadagam
• The Karava Society and Budhism
• Ancestral Faiths
  • The Worship of the High Gods
  • Folk Cults
• Traditional Psychology
  • Banners and Standards
  • The Sudu Atu Bandi Kodiya: The Flage of the White Elephant
• The Makara
• Appendices
  • Sinhalese Text of Mukkara Hatana
  • Translation of the Portuguese Tombos of Negombo and Chilaw
  • Genealogy of the Families of the Varunakula Aditiya Arasanilayitte Clan
• Binliography
• Index
• Plate