The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity
A Cultural Genealogy of Sinhala Nationalism
| dc.contributor.author | Rambukwella, Harshana | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-01 23:55 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-11 13:45:08 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-01T12:32:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-04-01T12:32:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.identifier | 1000354 | |
| dc.identifier | OCN: 1051780197 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29578 | |
| dc.description.abstract | What is the role of cultural authenticity in the making of nations? Much scholarly and popular commentary on nationalism dismisses authenticity as a romantic fantasy or, worse, a deliberately constructed mythology used for political manipulation. The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity places authenticity at the heart of Sinhala nationalism in late nineteenth and twentieth-century Sri Lanka. It argues that the passion for the ‘real’ or the ‘authentic’ has played a significant role in shaping nationalist thinking and argues for an empathetic yet critical engagement with the idea of authenticity. | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFN Nationalism | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Authenticity | |
| dc.subject.other | Decolonisation | |
| dc.subject.other | Nationalism | |
| dc.subject.other | Sinhala | |
| dc.subject.other | Buddhism | |
| dc.subject.other | Dharmapala | |
| dc.subject.other | Sri Lanka | |
| dc.title | The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity | |
| dc.title.alternative | A Cultural Genealogy of Sinhala Nationalism | |
| dc.type | book | |
| oapen.identifier.doi | 10.14324/111.9781787351288 | |
| oapen.relation.isPublishedBy | df73bf94-b818-494c-a8dd-6775b0573bc2 | |
| oapen.relation.isbn | 9781787351288 | |
| oapen.pages | 176 | |
| oapen.remark.public | Relevant Wikipedia pages: Buddhism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism; Dharmapala - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmapala; Nationalism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism; Sinhala language - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language; Sinhalese people - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhalese_people; Sri Lanka - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka | |
| oapen.identifier.ocn | 1051780197 |
