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Devas, Demons and Buddhist Cosmology in Sri Lanka: Apotheosis and the Spiritual Progression of Hūniyam book cover

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Devas, Demons and Buddhist Cosmology in Sri Lanka Apotheosis and the Spiritual Progression of Hūniyam

By Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell Copyright 2023
172 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book examines the worship of devas and demons in Sri Lanka, illustrating how diverse influences interacted to create the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology. The work explains the processes by which apotheosis plays an important role in revitalizing that cosmology. The author offers an examination of holy sites associated with the worship of Hūniyam. These sacred spaces each have a unique... Read more

List of illustrations

Foreword

Acknowledgments

1 Deva and demon worship in Sri Lanka

2 Temples, shrines, and sacred spaces of Hūniyam

3 Iconography of Hūniyam

4 Historical context

5 European colonialism versus the indigenous kingdoms

6 From British hegemony to the modern era

7 The potential apotheosis of Mahinda Rājapakṣa

8 Hūniyam as an invader

9 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell is the assistant editor of the US Department of the Air Force’s Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs. She also serves as an adjunct assistant professor for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Troy University, USA. She received her PhD in Languages and Cultures of Asia from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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