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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... Symbolic Levels 108 Conclusion 110 Chapter 6 'The Look and the Thing Seen': Puja and Arccanai 117 Daily Rites 117 Puja as Offering 123 Sinhala Buddhist Statuary 127 The Logic of Deity Offerings in Sinhala Buddhism 129 Chapter 7 The ...
... Symbolic Levels 108 Conclusion 110 Chapter 6 'The Look and the Thing Seen': Puja and Arccanai 117 Daily Rites 117 Puja as Offering 123 Sinhala Buddhist Statuary 127 The Logic of Deity Offerings in Sinhala Buddhism 129 Chapter 7 The ...
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... , which draw out a symbolic association of the site as an ambiguous juncture of land and water. Most importantly, the potency is expressed in and through the wild trance behaviour that occurs when –4– The Domain of Constant Excess.
... , which draw out a symbolic association of the site as an ambiguous juncture of land and water. Most importantly, the potency is expressed in and through the wild trance behaviour that occurs when –4– The Domain of Constant Excess.
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... symbolic centre for Suniyam in Sri Lanka – Kabälläva (Kapferer 1997a: 240). 10. By 1999 the Manuweriya temple had been renovated and restored under the guidance of an increasingly prominent Indian Tamil businessman who lived in Madampe ...
... symbolic centre for Suniyam in Sri Lanka – Kabälläva (Kapferer 1997a: 240). 10. By 1999 the Manuweriya temple had been renovated and restored under the guidance of an increasingly prominent Indian Tamil businessman who lived in Madampe ...
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... symbolic geography. The Munnesvaram tank that feeds the surrounding paddy fields is part of a small network of tanks presided over by the Karawita tank 3 km to the east. Right through to Kurunegala one finds these local hydraulic ...
... symbolic geography. The Munnesvaram tank that feeds the surrounding paddy fields is part of a small network of tanks presided over by the Karawita tank 3 km to the east. Right through to Kurunegala one finds these local hydraulic ...
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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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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