Pierced by Murugan''s Lance : Ritual, Power, and Moral Redemption Among Malaysian Hindus
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0875805744
ISBN-13
9780875805740
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Imprint
Northern Illinois University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 1st, 1997
Print length
254 Pages
Weight
454 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.90 cms
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An analysis of the Thaipusam festival of the Hindu Tamils of Malaysia and the vows they make to the god Murugan. It explores the meaning of vow fulfilment as reflected in social, economic and political divisions in the Tamil community, and the practice of ritual as a form of symbolic action.
An analysis of the Thaipusam festival of the Hindu Tamils of Malaysia and the vows they make to the god Murugan. It explores the meaning of vow fulfilment as reflected in social, economic and political divisions in the Tamil community, and the practice of ritual as a form of symbolic action.
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