..".a successfully ambitious effort, richly informative and
insightful in its coverage of the site's religious life and most
sophisticated in its use and advancing of theoretical
perspectives...Profound insights...abound in this complex and
rewarding piece of scholarship..a must read for scholars of south
Asian religions." -The Australian Journal of Anthropology
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.
Rohan Bastin is Head of the School of Anthropology, Archaeology
& Sociology at James Cook University.
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