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Ravana's Kingdom: The Ramayana and Sri Lankan History from Below

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Ravana, the demon-king antagonist from the Ramayana, the ancient Hindu epic poem, 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 epic in Sri Lanka, charting the adaptions of its themes and characters from the 14th century onwards, as many Sri Lankan Hindus and Buddhists developed a sympathetic impression of Ravana's character, and through the contemporary Ravana revival, which has resulted in the development of an alternative mythological history, depicting Ravana as king of the Sri Lanka's indigenous inhabitants, a formative figure of civilizational antiquity, and the direct ancestor of the Sinhala Buddhist people.

Henry offers a careful study of the literary history of the Ramayana in Sri Lanka, employing numerous sources and archives that have until now received little to no scholarly attention, as well as the 21st century revision of a narrative of the Sri Lankan people-a narrative incubated by the general public online, facilitated by social media and by the speed of travel of information in the digital age. Ravana's Kingdom offers a glimpse into a centuries-old, living Ramayana tradition among Hindus and Buddhists in Sri Lanka-a case study of the myth-making process in the digital age.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0197636306
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0197636305
  3. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  4. Publication date
    October 18, 2022
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    9.39 x 1.03 x 6.36 inches
  7. Print length
    296 pages
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"This book is compelling as it analyses Ravana, who materialised in post-war southern Sri Lanka as a cultural hero, by locating him in a broader regional and historical framework. It is written in an easy-to-read and engaging style...Henry delivers his work in accessible language. Thus, the work appeals to both researchers who are working on similar topics and laypeople interested in reading the social production of Ravana." -- Anushka Kahandagamage, University of Otago

"Henry's work becomes a must-read case study for anyone seeking to understand how alternative narratives from non-traditional sources can come to challenge hegemonic histories." -- Bhadrajee S. Hewage, Journal Of Global Buddhism

About the Author

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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (October 18, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0197636306
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0197636305
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.39 x 1.03 x 6.36 inches

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