The domain of constant excess
Subtitle: plural worship at the Munnesvaram temples in Sri Lanka
By: Rohan Bastin.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Munnesvaram Temple (Halāvata, Sri Lanka) -- History.; Hinduism -- Relations -- Buddhism.; Buddhism -- Relations -- Hinduism.; Sri Lanka -- Religious life and customs.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-225) and index.