The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity : A Cultural Genealogy of Sinhala Nationalism
Rambukwella, Harshana
The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity : A Cultural Genealogy of Sinhala Nationalism - UCL Press 2018 - 1 electronic resource (176 p.)
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What is the role of cultural authenticity in the making of nations? Much scholarly and popular commentary on nationalism dismisses authenticity as a romantic fantasy or, worse, a deliberately constructed mythology used for political manipulation. The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity places authenticity at the heart of Sinhala nationalism in late nineteenth and twentieth-century Sri Lanka. It argues that the passion for the ‘real’ or the ‘authentic’ has played a significant role in shaping nationalist thinking and argues for an empathetic yet critical engagement with the idea of authenticity.
Creative Commons
English
111.9781787351288 9781787351288
10.14324/111.9781787351288 doi
Literature & literary studies
History
Regional & national history
Asian history
Nationalism
Authenticity Decolonisation Nationalism Sinhala Buddhism Dharmapala Sri Lanka
The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity : A Cultural Genealogy of Sinhala Nationalism - UCL Press 2018 - 1 electronic resource (176 p.)
Open Access
What is the role of cultural authenticity in the making of nations? Much scholarly and popular commentary on nationalism dismisses authenticity as a romantic fantasy or, worse, a deliberately constructed mythology used for political manipulation. The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity places authenticity at the heart of Sinhala nationalism in late nineteenth and twentieth-century Sri Lanka. It argues that the passion for the ‘real’ or the ‘authentic’ has played a significant role in shaping nationalist thinking and argues for an empathetic yet critical engagement with the idea of authenticity.
Creative Commons
English
111.9781787351288 9781787351288
10.14324/111.9781787351288 doi
Literature & literary studies
History
Regional & national history
Asian history
Nationalism
Authenticity Decolonisation Nationalism Sinhala Buddhism Dharmapala Sri Lanka