Exorcism and the Art of Healing in Ceylon

Etukansi
Brill Archive, 1954 - 253 sivua
 

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The realm of the art of healing
6
The vasdōs
10
The diagnosis
11
The kikilipilluvā
16
The devil charmer and the ceremonies performed by
18
The yakku who spread illness
25
The Kalukumāra and his associates
34
The Aimānayakka
40
Offerings presented by pregnant women to Kalukumāra
64
The suniyama or hūniyama ceremony
70
The garayakuma or garaumaceremony
73
The telmatrima charming of oil
87
Mantra addressed to the yakku
94
The Grahaniyayakkini
102
Añjanan
229
The position with regard to Buddhism
235

The sanniyayakumaceremony
47
The influences of the planets and the related ceremonies
52
Omens
241
Attitude towards nakedness
253

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