Pierced by Murugan's Lance: Ritual, Power, and Moral Redemption Among Malaysian Hindus
Author:   Elizabeth Fuller Collins
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
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9780875805740


Pages:   254
Publication Date:   01 October 1997
Format:   Paperback
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Pierced by Murugan's Lance: Ritual, Power, and Moral Redemption Among Malaysian Hindus


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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.

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Author:   Elizabeth Fuller Collins
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Northern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780875805740


ISBN 10:   0875805744
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   01 October 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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<p> A remarkable first book. <br> -- Journal of Ritual Studies <p> This splendid book succeeds in making an esoteric and forbidding subject into an engaging study that will interest a wide readership. -- Choice <p> Masterfully crafted.... A deft analysis of an arresting ritual event. --Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara


A remarkable first book. --Journal of Ritual Studies This splendid book succeeds in making an esoteric and forbidding subject into an engaging study that will interest a wide readership. --Choice Masterfully crafted.... A deft analysis of an arresting ritual event. --Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara


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