The Domain of Constant Excess: Plural Worship at the Munnesvaram Temples in Sri Lanka

Bastin, Rohan

 
9781571812520: The Domain of Constant Excess: Plural Worship at the Munnesvaram Temples in Sri Lanka
ISBN 10: 1571812520 ISBN 13: 9781571812520
Casa editrice: Berghahn Books, 2003

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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.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Rohan Bastin is Head of the School of Anthropology, Archaeology & Sociology at James Cook University.

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Editore
Berghahn Books
Data di pubblicazione
2003
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1571812520
ISBN 13 
9781571812520
Rilegatura
Rilegatura all'americana
Numero di pagine
325
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

Friedensallee 273
Hamburg
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Germania

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9781571813121: The Domain of Constant Excess: Plural Worship in a Sri Lankan Hindu Temple

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ISBN 10:  1571813128 ISBN 13:  9781571813121
Casa editrice: Berghahn Books, 2002
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