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 world through condensing various territorial orientations that range from nationalist and chauvinist to ... Tamil Saivism and Sinhala Buddhism – interacting at a major centre of religious practice in the cir- cumstances ...
... Tamil agitation provoked violent response by some Sinhalese, leading many agitators and others to pursue militancy ... Sri Lankan context. Where is the 'single moral community' that Durkheim saw as basic to a religion? At the same ...
... Sri Lankan context. In these terms, the following study of Munnesvaram makes an important contribution to Sri ... Tamil Saivite Brahmins, and the villagers of the sur- rounding area who are mostly Sinhala Buddhists. Sri Lanka's ...
... Sri Lankan Tamil Hinduism is more accurately called Saivism. Put simply, Saivism specifies the centrality of the god Siva, his consort and his children. Tamil Saivism is most profoundly influ- enced by the philosophy and doctrines of ...
Plural Worship at the Munnesvaram Temples in Sri Lanka Rohan Bastin. The ports of Sri Lanka's western littoral have constituted points of access for different migrant populations moving between Sri Lanka and India . The movement into Sri ...
Contents
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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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The Domain of Constant Excess: Plural Worship at the Munnesvaram Temples in ... Rohan Bastin No preview available - 2002 |