Gananath Obeyesekere
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Gananath Obeyesekere is a Sri Lankan anthropologist renowned for his influential work on South Asian religions, myth, and the cultural interpretation of Buddhism.
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| Gananath Obeyesekere canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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anthropologist ⓘ author ⓘ person ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Richard Gombrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Ceylon
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University of Washington ⓘ |
| employer | Princeton University ⓘ |
| familyName | Obeyesekere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist studies
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South Asian studies ⓘ anthropology ⓘ mythology studies ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Gananath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
cultural anthropology
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historical anthropology ⓘ |
| influenced |
anthropological studies of Buddhism
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scholarship on South Asian religions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Clifford Geertz
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Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural interpretation of Buddhism
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studies of myth and ritual ⓘ work on South Asian religions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gananath Obeyesekere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Sri Lankan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of European myth-making about Captain Cook
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reinterpretation of Buddhist and Hindu symbols in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Buddhism Transformed
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Imagining Karma NERFINISHED ⓘ Medusa’s Hair NERFINISHED ⓘ The Apotheosis of Captain Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cult of the Goddess Pattini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
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professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Buddhist ritual
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Hinduism in Sri Lanka ⓘ anthropology of religion ⓘ colonial encounters in the Pacific ⓘ myth and symbolism ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
interpretive anthropology
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psychoanalytic approaches to culture ⓘ |
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