| Description |
xxiii, 231 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Worship, Difference and Marvellous Potentiality -- Ch. 2. Fluidity and Ambiguity in the History of Munnesvaram -- Ch. 3. Myths and Marginality -- Ch. 4. Ritual Practices and Religious Identity -- Ch. 5. The Saivite Temple as a Monumental Architecture -- Ch. 6. 'The Look and the Thing Seen': Puja and Arccanai -- Ch. 7. The Presence of Sakti -- Ch. 8. Guardians, Games and the Formation of Power -- Ch. 9. The World Inside Out -- Ch. 10. The Domain of Excess -- Ch. 11. Divine Kings and Regal Gods: Temples in Society and History |
| Summary |
"The 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."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-225) and index |
| Subject |
Munnesvaram Temple (Hala⁺ѕvata, Sri Lanka) -- History
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Hinduism -- Relations -- Buddhism.
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Buddhism -- Relations -- Hinduism.
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| SUBJECT |
Sri Lanka http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80061039 -- Religious life and customs.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007603
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| LC no. |
2002074582 |
| ISBN |
1571812520 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9781571812520 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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