Devol Maduwa ritual
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The Devol Maduwa ritual is a traditional Sri Lankan exorcistic and healing ceremony, especially prominent in the Low Country, that invokes the deity Devol to protect communities from misfortune and disease.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exorcistic ceremony
ⓘ
healing ceremony ⓘ ritual ⓘ traditional Sri Lankan ritual ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
ensuring communal well-being
ⓘ
restoring health of afflicted persons ⓘ warding off evil spirits ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Sri Lankan Low Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Low Country Sinhalese communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Low Country dance tradition
ⓘ
Sinhalese culture ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
expression of local religious identity
ⓘ
ritualized conflict resolution ⓘ social cohesion ⓘ |
| hasGenre | Low Country healing ritual ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainDeity | Devol deity ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
exorcism
ⓘ
healing ⓘ protection from disease ⓘ protection from misfortune ⓘ |
| hasTemporalAspect | performed overnight in many cases ⓘ |
| hasTransmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| invokes | Devol deity ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Devol devales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
village shrines ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Low Country dancers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
exorcist-priests ⓘ ritual specialists ⓘ |
| performedFor |
entire communities
ⓘ
individual patients ⓘ |
| relatedRitual |
Bali ritual
ⓘ
Sanni Yakuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Sinhala Buddhist folk religion
ⓘ
Sri Lankan folk religion ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
decline of traditional ritual specialists
ⓘ
modernization ⓘ |
| usesElement |
altars
ⓘ
chanting ⓘ costumes ⓘ dance ⓘ drumming ⓘ masks ⓘ offerings ⓘ |
| usesMusic | traditional Low Country drum ensembles ⓘ |
| usesPerformanceMode | improvised dialogue and recitation ⓘ |
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