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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... worship, but I am fairly certain all of the people involved that day at the river were Sinhala Buddhists (with possibly some Roman Catholics). Their participation in such worship is a feature of what has been labelled for a different ...
Plural Worship at the Munnesvaram Temples in Sri Lanka Rohan Bastin. in and through the wild trance behaviour that occurs when the statues are installed. Such behaviour contributes to the overall spectacle that is a vital component of ...
Plural Worship at the Munnesvaram Temples in Sri Lanka Rohan Bastin. der, but by a principle of becoming and, with that, immanence. As such, the sacred embraces all manner of transformations ranging from divine knowledge (as becoming one ...
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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