"Ravanisation": The Revitalisation of Ravana among Sinhalese Buddhists in Post-War Sri Lanka
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"Ravanisation": The Revitalisation of Ravana among Sinhalese Buddhists in Post-War Sri Lanka

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"Ravanisation": The Revitalisation of Ravana among Sinhalese Buddhists in Post-War Sri Lanka

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This book discusses Ravanisation: the revitalisation of Ravana among Sinhalese Buddhists in post-war (after 2009) Sri Lanka. The Hindu Ramayana generally portrays Ravana as a cruel king. How and why, then, has Ravana gained the interest of Sinhalese Buddhists? This study takes an ethnographic perspective to answer these questions. The book discusses multiple Ravana representations that have emerged at an urban Buddhist site (the Sri Devram Maha Viharaya) and a rural site (Lakegala), and discloses how Ravanisation relates to Sinhalese Buddhist ethno-nationalism. In addition, the material, ritual, and spatial perspectives offer unique insights in the personal and local relevance of Ravana. Dr. Deborah de Koning holds a PhD degree in Religious Studies (Tilburg University, research funded by the Dutch Research Council) and currently works as lecturer Intercultural Communication and Hinduism and Buddhism at the Christian University of Applied Sciences (CHE, The Netherlands).

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  3. Contents
  4. CHAPTER 1 Introduction: The Many Faces of Ravana in Sri Lanka
  5. CHAPTER 2 Sri Lanka’s Ethnic and Religious Diversity
  6. CHAPTER 3 Conceptual Framework
  7. CHAPTER 4 Key Concepts in Ravanisation: Lanka, Hela, Yaksha, and Dasis Ravana
  8. CHAPTER 5 An Introduction to the Spatial Dimension of Ravanisation
  9. CHAPTER 6 Ravanisation at the Sri Devram Maha Viharaya: The Ritualising and Materialising of Ravana at a Buddhist Temple Site
  10. CHAPTER 7 Mountains and Mythistories on the Move: Multiple Dynamics of Ravanisation with(in) Lore
  11. CHAPTER 8 Conclusion
  12. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  13. GLOSSARY
  14. ABBREVIATIONS
  15. INDEX