This pioneering work covers a hundred oddities, curiosities and mysteries of Sri Lanka that have for long defied explanation. Our island is, after all, home to some of the weirdest lore and legends handed down the generations that speak of many strange things. These stories coming down to us from hoary …
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Thirty Shades of Taprobane
Strange Beliefs and Customs of Sri Lanka
By Asiff Hussein
Sri Lanka is home to some of the most enigmatic beliefs and customs known to man. From the widespread belief in supernatural spirits that possess and demand sacrifices to the ill effects of death pollution that cling on to the living like a contagious disease, local lore knows of many …
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Sarandib. An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka by Asiff Hussein
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