The Domain of Constant Excess: Plural Worship at the Munnesvaram Temples in Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan ethnic conflict that has occurred largely between Sinhala Buddhists and Tamil Hindus is marked by a degree of religious tolerance that sees both communities worshiping together. This study describes one important site of such worship, the ancient Hindu temple complex of Munnesvaram. Standing adjacent to one of Sri Lanka's historical western ports, the fortunes of the Munnesvaram temples have waxed and waned through the years of turbulence, violence and social change that have been the country's lot since the advent of European colonialism in the Indian Ocean. Bastin recounts the story of these temples and analyses how the Hindu temple is reproduced as a center of worship amidst conflict and competition. |
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... Sri Lankan society and history. In order to do so, I shall argue closely through my ethnography on the Munnes- varam ... Tamil Hindu priests, and each temple largely conforms to the aesthetic style and ritual practice of the south ...
... Sri Lankan society and history. In order to do so, I shall argue closely through my ethnography on the Munnes- varam ... Tamil Hindu priests, and each temple largely conforms to the aesthetic style and ritual practice of the south ...
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... Sri Lanka as 'bhakti religiosity' (Obeye- sekere 1978), or as evidence of 'Hinduizing trends' in contemporary Sri Lankan ... Tamil stonemason of Indian descent who lived and worked in Colombo had built the structure. Working for him on ...
... Sri Lanka as 'bhakti religiosity' (Obeye- sekere 1978), or as evidence of 'Hinduizing trends' in contemporary Sri Lankan ... Tamil stonemason of Indian descent who lived and worked in Colombo had built the structure. Working for him on ...
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... Tamil equivalent is accaryam . 14 I prefer Reverend Winslow's ( 1984 ) translation of the Tamil – ' marvel ... Sri Lankan history , politics and cultural heritage . The contemporary Munnesvaram temple is built on the site of a ...
... Tamil equivalent is accaryam . 14 I prefer Reverend Winslow's ( 1984 ) translation of the Tamil – ' marvel ... Sri Lankan history , politics and cultural heritage . The contemporary Munnesvaram temple is built on the site of a ...
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... Sri Lanka) that both the Munnesvaram and Bhadrakali temples are owned and run by their Tamil Saivite priests. This ... Lankan particularities. However, I suggest –7– Worship, Difference and Marvellous Potentiality.
... Sri Lanka) that both the Munnesvaram and Bhadrakali temples are owned and run by their Tamil Saivite priests. This ... Lankan particularities. However, I suggest –7– Worship, Difference and Marvellous Potentiality.
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... Sri Lankan particularities. However, I suggest that forms of mediation between landed wealth and trade are central ... Tamil Saivite temple with a predominantly Sinhala Buddhist patronage in a period of ethnic violence between ...
... Sri Lankan particularities. However, I suggest that forms of mediation between landed wealth and trade are central ... Tamil Saivite temple with a predominantly Sinhala Buddhist patronage in a period of ethnic violence between ...
Contents
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| 15 | |
Chapter 3 Myths and Marginality | 43 |
Chapter 4 Ritual Practices and Religious Identity | 59 |
Chapter 5 The Saivite Temple as a Monumental Architecture | 89 |
Puja and Arccanai | 117 |
Chapter 7 The Presence of Sakti | 133 |
Chapter 8 Guardians Games and the Formation of Power | 145 |
Chapter 9 The World Inside Out | 163 |
Chapter 10 The Domain of Excess | 183 |
Divine Kings and Regal Gods Temples in Society and History | 195 |
References | 213 |
Index | 227 |
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Common terms and phrases
aesthetic Aiyanar annual festival arccanai articulation associated Astara Astara Devata bandara bathing rite becomes Bhadrakali temple Bhairavar Brahmins Buddhist revitalisation camphor caste Chapter chariot Chilaw coconut coconut game Colombo consciousness cosmic daily rites deities demonic described devotees Diseased King divine dynamic ethnic expression firewalking flag flagpole gaze goddess guardian hall ibid important inner road inner sanctum Jaffna Kali Kapferer 1997a Kataragama Kramrisch lamp linga Maradankulam Munnes Munnesvaram festival Munnesvaram priests Munnesvaram temple Murugan Navaratri Obeyesekere 1984 offerings Pattini performed Pillaiyar temple popular potency potentiality practice presence procession puja Purusa relation religious ritual sacrifice Saivism sakti sense shrine simply Sinh Sinhala Buddhist Sinhalese Siva social Somaskanda sorcery south Indian specific sponsor Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Tamil stress Suniyam Tamil Saivite Tamil Saivite temple Taniyavala temple complex temple festivals temple priests temple’s theme trance varam Visnu worship yantra