A Sinhalese Village in Sri Lanka

This work is intended to be a supplement to any introduction to anthropology or cultural anthropology course. As a unifying theme, this study documents the way in which the members of a remote agricultural village cope with the dangers that plague them by employing a complex system of ritual practices and beliefs in supernatural forces. The work also addresses topics such as formal education problems in remote areas, the independent and confident women of the developing world, and the trials of developmental work in these areas.