In Ravana's Kingdom, Justin W. Henry delves into the historical literary reception of the Ramayana in Sri Lanka, charting how the demon-king antagonist, Ravana, has become an unlikely cultural hero among Sinhala Buddhists over the past decade.
In Ravana's Kingdom, Justin W. Henry delves into the historical literary reception of the Ramayana in Sri Lanka, charting how the demon-king antagonist, Ravana, has become an unlikely cultural hero among Sinhala Buddhists over the past decade.
Justin W. Henry earned a PhD in the History of Religions from the University of Chicago Divinity School in 2017 and is currently Lecturer in the department of Philosophy, Religion & Liberal Studies at Georgia College & State University. His academic work concerns the interaction of Buddhist and Hindu communities in Sri Lanka and South India historically, and he has published articles on aspects of Pali, Sinhala and Tamil religious literature.
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Chapter 1: Echoes of the Past, Pressures of the Present 1.1. "We belong to the Yaksha clan!" 1.2. Ravana's Kingdom and 21st Century Populism 1.3. The Pali Chronicle Tradition and History from Below 1.4. Chapter Summaries Chapter 2: Moving Mount Kailasa 2.1. Ravana the Subaltern Cosmopolitan 2.2. Ravana's Lanka in Indian Literature 2.3. Ravana and Rama in Tamil Temple Literature 2.4. Ravana's Lankan Image Chapter 3: The Many Ramayanas of Lanka 3.1. The Presence and the Absence of the Ramayana 3.2. The Ramayana in Sinhala Literature and Folklore 3.3. Ravana's Mountain Abode 3.4. The Survival of Ravana's Kingdom in Popular Imagination Chapter 4: Ravana in Modern Sri Lankan Literature 4.1. The Ramayana and the Sinhala Neoclassical Movement 4.2. Ravana on Stage and Screen 4.3. Ravana's Liminal Status in History and Historical Fiction 4.4. Ravana's Lanka as Lost Paradise 4.5. Conclusion Chapter 5: Terraforming the Past 5.1. The Quest for Hela-Yakkha Civilization 5.2. The Ramayana Trail 5.3. Dasanana Ravana: A Master of Science and Medicine 5.4. Ravana and Global Alternative Media 5.5. Conclusion: "Our Hela World" Chapter 6: A Bridge Too Close 6.1. Crossing the Ram Setu 6.2. Mainstreaming Ravana's Kingdom 6.3. Ravana and Post-War Reconciliation 6.4. The Apotheosis of the Demon-King Appendix: Text and Translation of the Ravana Kata Bibliography
Chapter 1: Echoes of the Past, Pressures of the Present 1.1. "We belong to the Yaksha clan!" 1.2. Ravana's Kingdom and 21st Century Populism 1.3. The Pali Chronicle Tradition and History from Below 1.4. Chapter Summaries Chapter 2: Moving Mount Kailasa 2.1. Ravana the Subaltern Cosmopolitan 2.2. Ravana's Lanka in Indian Literature 2.3. Ravana and Rama in Tamil Temple Literature 2.4. Ravana's Lankan Image Chapter 3: The Many Ramayanas of Lanka 3.1. The Presence and the Absence of the Ramayana 3.2. The Ramayana in Sinhala Literature and Folklore 3.3. Ravana's Mountain Abode 3.4. The Survival of Ravana's Kingdom in Popular Imagination Chapter 4: Ravana in Modern Sri Lankan Literature 4.1. The Ramayana and the Sinhala Neoclassical Movement 4.2. Ravana on Stage and Screen 4.3. Ravana's Liminal Status in History and Historical Fiction 4.4. Ravana's Lanka as Lost Paradise 4.5. Conclusion Chapter 5: Terraforming the Past 5.1. The Quest for Hela-Yakkha Civilization 5.2. The Ramayana Trail 5.3. Dasanana Ravana: A Master of Science and Medicine 5.4. Ravana and Global Alternative Media 5.5. Conclusion: "Our Hela World" Chapter 6: A Bridge Too Close 6.1. Crossing the Ram Setu 6.2. Mainstreaming Ravana's Kingdom 6.3. Ravana and Post-War Reconciliation 6.4. The Apotheosis of the Demon-King Appendix: Text and Translation of the Ravana Kata Bibliography
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