Pierced by Murugan's Lance by Collins, Elizabeth Fuller

Pierced by Murugan's Lance (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780875802237)

Vendor: Elizabeth Fuller Collins
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Format: Hardcover
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Pierced by Murugan's Lance by Collins, Elizabeth Fuller

Pierced by Murugan's Lance

$38.50
Pierced by Murugan's Lance by Collins, Elizabeth Fuller

Pierced by Murugan's Lance

$38.50
Format: Hardcover
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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.

Author: Elizabeth Fuller Collins
ISBN-10: 0875802230
ISBN-13: 9780875802237
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/1997
Pages: 254
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.31h x 6.24w x 0.95d

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