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Kingship and Conversion in Sixteenth-Century Sri Lanka - Portuguese Imperialism in a Buddhist Land (Hardcover)
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Kingship and Conversion in Sixteenth-Century Sri Lanka - Portuguese Imperialism in a Buddhist Land (Hardcover)
Series: University of Cambridge Oriental Publications
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When the Portuguese arrived on the shores of Sri Lanka in 1506,
they opened an era in which religious identity became central to
struggles for power on the island. During the reign of King
Bhuvanekabahu VII (1521-51), they became the first European empire
to dominate Lankan politics. This book sets out to explain the
behaviour of the Portuguese and the Sinhalese as their relationship
evolved over the century. Topics covered include the nature of
Portuguese imperialism and indigenous state power in the earlier
decades, the impact of Catholic mission on this Buddhist society
and how this was shaped by local principles of caste, land tenure
and religious thought, and the issue of identity. It reveals how
indigenist, dynastic, and religious loyalties shaped the
increasingly violent conflicts of the later decades. The principal
concern is the sacred legitimization of kingship: why was Christian
monarchy never truly established in Sri Lanka?
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