Excerpt from Yakkun Nattannawa: A Cingalese Poem, Descriptive of the Ceylon System of Demonology; To Which Is Appended, the Practices of a Capua or Devil Priest, as Described by a Budhist; And Kolan Nattannawa; A Cingalese Poem, Descriptive of the Characters Assumed by Natives of CeylonThe Drawings are selected from a collection formed without reference to these poems, or any view of publication. They agree in substance with the descriptions they accompany; but a slight variation in posture or costume does not affect the identity of the personage.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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