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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I am also concerned to show how Munnesvaram survives and thrives in such a situation as a Hindu temple. In doing so I hope to shed light on the nature of the Hindu temple and to explore the marvellous potentiality of Hindu temples as ...
I am also concerned to show how Munnesvaram survives and thrives in such a situation as a Hindu temple. In doing so I hope to shed light on the nature of the Hindu temple and to explore the marvellous potentiality of Hindu temples as ...
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For someone born and raised in Australia, and of largely Irish Catholic ancestry, this situation always seemed odd. For I had grown up being told (for the most part halfheartedly) to pray for peace in Northern Ireland in a ...
For someone born and raised in Australia, and of largely Irish Catholic ancestry, this situation always seemed odd. For I had grown up being told (for the most part halfheartedly) to pray for peace in Northern Ireland in a ...
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... central in struggles to articulate and circumscribe such a condition. Their religious significance derives its force from this situation, a situation that affects Munnesvaram more profoundly than it – 16 – The Domain of Constant Excess.
... central in struggles to articulate and circumscribe such a condition. Their religious significance derives its force from this situation, a situation that affects Munnesvaram more profoundly than it – 16 – The Domain of Constant Excess.
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situation, a situation that affects Munnesvaram more profoundly than it does its famous Siva temple counterparts in Sri Lanka, precisely because of its west coast location and proximity to the Sinhala Buddhist capitals of the medieval ...
situation, a situation that affects Munnesvaram more profoundly than it does its famous Siva temple counterparts in Sri Lanka, precisely because of its west coast location and proximity to the Sinhala Buddhist capitals of the medieval ...
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From the mid-1970s, the Munnesvaram priests have attempted to reclaim the building as the property of the main temple, but as such litigation generally moves very slowly in Sri Lanka, to date the situation remains unchanged.
From the mid-1970s, the Munnesvaram priests have attempted to reclaim the building as the property of the main temple, but as such litigation generally moves very slowly in Sri Lanka, to date the situation remains unchanged.
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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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