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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Page xi
... Inner Sanctum showing the Sivalinga , and to the right the Ambal statue and Meru Yantra 24 The Bhadrakali Statue Covered In Cooling Sandalwood Paste 25 A Maniyo Cuts a Lime to Remove Sorcery at the Bhadrakali Temple 68 Puja to the Meru ...
... Inner Sanctum showing the Sivalinga , and to the right the Ambal statue and Meru Yantra 24 The Bhadrakali Statue Covered In Cooling Sandalwood Paste 25 A Maniyo Cuts a Lime to Remove Sorcery at the Bhadrakali Temple 68 Puja to the Meru ...
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... inner sanctum or sanctum santorum Goyigama (Sinh.) – cultivator/landowner caste gopura (Skt.) – temple gateway gråma se ̄vaka (Sinh.) – government appointed village official Grantha (Tm.) – ancient Tamil script used in the Parakramabahu ...
... inner sanctum or sanctum santorum Goyigama (Sinh.) – cultivator/landowner caste gopura (Skt.) – temple gateway gråma se ̄vaka (Sinh.) – government appointed village official Grantha (Tm.) – ancient Tamil script used in the Parakramabahu ...
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... inner sanctum muni ( Skt . ) – saint Munneśvaram name of Śiva and temple mūśiga vāhanam ( Tm . ) – mūśika vāhana ( Skt . ) – rat vehicle , Pillaiyar's animal vehicle muttu ( Tm . ) – pearl , smallpox nada ( Skt . ) – resonance , source ...
... inner sanctum muni ( Skt . ) – saint Munneśvaram name of Śiva and temple mūśiga vāhanam ( Tm . ) – mūśika vāhana ( Skt . ) – rat vehicle , Pillaiyar's animal vehicle muttu ( Tm . ) – pearl , smallpox nada ( Skt . ) – resonance , source ...
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... inner sanctum vimarśa ( Skt . ) – ' critical juncture ' , the point of appearance . Key concept in Kashmiri Saivism where it refers to self - awareness as a manifest aspect of pure consciousness . ( See Padoux 1990 ) . vina ( Sinh ...
... inner sanctum vimarśa ( Skt . ) – ' critical juncture ' , the point of appearance . Key concept in Kashmiri Saivism where it refers to self - awareness as a manifest aspect of pure consciousness . ( See Padoux 1990 ) . vina ( Sinh ...
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... Inner Sanctum showing the Sivalinga, and to. –21 – Fluidity and Ambiguity in the History of Munnesvaram.
... Inner Sanctum showing the Sivalinga, and to. –21 – Fluidity and Ambiguity in the History of Munnesvaram.
Contents
| 1 | |
| 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