Open AccessIndigenous Voices Within the Majority-Minority Discourse in Sri Lanka
Author(s) -
Lasanthi Manaranjanie Kalinga Dona
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
muzikološki zbornik/muzikološki zbornik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2350-4242
pISSN - 0580-373X
DOI - 10.4312/mz.55.2.201-224
Subject(s) - indigenous , modernity , sri lanka , sociocultural evolution , politics , identity (music) , political science , gender studies , subject (documents) , work (physics) , perception , sociology , cultural heritage , ethnology , anthropology , aesthetics , law , art , psychology , south asia , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology , neuroscience , library science , computer science , biology
The presence of Sri Lanka's indigenous Vedda minority is subject to continuous shrinking due to imposed views of modernity, including political decisions, sociocultural circumstances, technological and other issues. Could the collaborative work on strengthening communal and individual self-perceptions and attitudes towards heritage and identity issues benefit the endangered community?