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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In this regard the bo tree and its shrines mirror the Munnesvaram complex as a whole, for at Munnesvaram, the Kali temple (which includes a bo tree with, I am told, a resident white cobra) is the site of trance and sorcery standing ...
In this regard the bo tree and its shrines mirror the Munnesvaram complex as a whole, for at Munnesvaram, the Kali temple (which includes a bo tree with, I am told, a resident white cobra) is the site of trance and sorcery standing ...
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In this regard Turner's study is exemplary. Its 'inside story' is not simply a journalistic scoop about what really happened, rather it is a powerful insight into the nature of the surface appearance of crisis as an irruption in the ...
In this regard Turner's study is exemplary. Its 'inside story' is not simply a journalistic scoop about what really happened, rather it is a powerful insight into the nature of the surface appearance of crisis as an irruption in the ...
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Like Aiyanar, Aiyanayake is the village guardian who is understood to ride a horse, but he is also identified as riding an elephant and has a close association with wild elephants and the jungle. In this regard ...
Like Aiyanar, Aiyanayake is the village guardian who is understood to ride a horse, but he is also identified as riding an elephant and has a close association with wild elephants and the jungle. In this regard ...
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Many of these new entrepreneurs began frequenting Munnesvaram and particularly the Bhadrakali temple. Their sources of wealth derive from the fluid forms of capital associated with the open economy and in this regard they share ...
Many of these new entrepreneurs began frequenting Munnesvaram and particularly the Bhadrakali temple. Their sources of wealth derive from the fluid forms of capital associated with the open economy and in this regard they share ...
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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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| Title | The Domain of Constant Excess: Plural Worship at the Munnesvaram Temples in Sri Lanka |
| Author | Rohan Bastin |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books, 2002 |
| ISBN | 1789203678, 9781789203677 |
| Length | 254 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / General Social Science / Anthropology / General |
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