Papers by Nadeeka Sandamali Pieris
The Art of Music: Specified from Medieval Classical Literature, 2023
Music is a sophisticated medium through which human's devotion, pleasure and emotional expression... more Music is a sophisticated medium through which human's devotion, pleasure and emotional expression are expressed. Music means a combination of singing and playing, and music is a diverse art, as expressed in The New Britannica. By the Medieval Period, music had developed to some extent into a fine art, even among the common people of Sri Lanka. It was revealed by musical institutions like Saraswati Mandapam, Shrungara Mandapam and Kavikara Mandapam and it is clear that the art of music was well known as per the information contained in the records of the present day. The purpose of this study was to examine the musical art depicted in medieval literature and the musical art from medieval classical literature. What information about the art of music is conveyed from the literature of the Medieval Period? In this study, which was conducted based on the research problem, data were collected through library references and the Internet. Data analysis was carried out using the qualitative data analysis method. In this study, literary works from the Medieval Period were used as the main source. By considering the primary and secondary data, balanced and logical conclusions were drawn and a detailed interpretation was made. There it was known from literary works that the development of musical art was limited only to the Medieval Period. There, it was known through literary works that the development of musical art was limited to the Medieval Period only. The source of medieval Sinhala literature presented numerous musical instruments that are unknown from the social and cultural background of the ongoing period and the history of multiple arts in this historical literature. The musical art of that era exists because of this great achievement. Accordingly, it can be concluded that the ancient people’s close correlation with the art of music, aesthetics, intelligence, and spirituality is superior.
A Gendered Study of Folk Poetry, 2024
Gender-based moral laws and value systems create diversity in the social community. The concept o... more Gender-based moral laws and value systems create diversity in the social community. The concept of gender has been identified based on the biological difference between the genders as well as the social conditions that belong to both sides of society. Although there is a biological difference here, Anne Oakley, a Western anthropologist, is of the opinion that gender is not a biological term but a term with a psychological and cultural meaning. Society has ascribed gender roles to these two parties as they have gendered heteronormative behaviours. Ancient folk poetry reveals that different social roles and social conditions between men and women have been recreated since ancient times. The family corporation depicted in folk poetry presents gender roles and physical and mental interrelationships with the concepts of kinship and marriage. The purpose of this study is to examine how the performance of gender roles in contemporary rural society is depicted in folk poetry. This research is related to the problem of how the concept of equality between the genders is depicted in relation to the gendered character as prevalent at the time socially as depicted in folk poetry. Primary data collection was conducted through library reference and via the Internet. Data analysis was done under the qualitative data analysis method with folklore and gender theory as the primary theoretical aspect of this research. The study of the family was limited to the study of folk poetry based on the concepts of kinship and marriage and it was concluded that the activities of different gender characters are depicted in the folk poems. Family work in the common residence, economic cooperation, sexual reproduction, and education could be identified from the selected folk poetry.
1. Psychiatric Perspectives on Womb Protection in the Riddiyaga Ritual: An Interdisciplinary Analysis(Sinhala Medium), 2024
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Papers by Nadeeka Sandamali Pieris