Towards a Multispecies Approach to Caste in Sinhala Society: Interspecies Dynamics between Cinnamon and the Salagama People

This article deploys a multispecies perspective to understand the role of human and non-human actors shaping the Sinhala caste system in Sri Lanka. Apart from human interlocutors, certain animal species (e.g. elephants, cattle and fish) and certain plant species (e.g. cinnamon, coconut and a local...

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Main Author: Kalinga Tudor Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brandeis University Library 2025-06-01
Series:Caste
Online Access:https://journals.library.brandeis.edu/index.php/caste/article/view/2578
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