The domain of constant excess : plural worship at the Munnesvaram temples in Sri Lanka / Rohan Bastin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bastin, Rohan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Munnesvaram Temple (Halāvata, Sri Lanka)--History.

Munnesvaram Temple (Halāvata, Sri Lanka).

Hinduism--Relations--Buddhism.

Hinduism.

Buddhism--Relations--Hinduism.

Buddhism.

Hinduism--Buddhism--Relations.

Buddhism--Hinduism--Relations.

Sri Lanka--Religious life and customs.

Sri Lanka.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 231 p. ) ill., map ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2002.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Intro

The Domain of Constant Excess

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Figures and Table

List of Photographs

Acknowledgements

Guide to Pronunciation

Glossary

Chapter 1. Worship, Difference and Marvellous Potentiality

Chapter 2. Fluidity and Ambiguity in the History of Munnesvaram

Chapter 3. Myths and Marginality

Chapter 4. Ritual Practices and Religious Identity

Chapter 5. The Saivite Temple as a Monumental Architecture

Chapter 6. 'The Look and the Thing Seen': Puja and Arccanai

Chapter 7. The Presence of Sakti

Chapter 8. Guardians, Games and the Formation of Power

Chapter 9. The World Inside Out

Chapter 10. The Domain of Excess

Chapter 11: Divine Kings and Regal Gods: Temples in Society and History

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-225) and index.

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ISBN:

1-57181-252-0

OCLC:

1145660519