Pierced by Murugan's Lance
Ritual, Power, and Moral Redemption among Malaysian Hindus
Seiten
1997
Northern Illinois University Press (Verlag)
978-0-87580-574-0 (ISBN)
Northern Illinois University Press (Verlag)
978-0-87580-574-0 (ISBN)
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.
Table of Contents
1 The Power of Murugan's Lance
2 Murugan as Metaphor
3 The Hindu Tamils of Penang: Gurus, Brahmins, and Pujaris
4 Thaipusam in Penang
5 Rituals and Politics
6 Arul: The Trance of Divine Grace
7 Symbolic Acts: The Meanings of Ritual Vow Fulfillment
8 A Ceremonial Animal
9 Ritual, Power, and Moral Redemption
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Sprache | englisch |
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Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 454 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-87580-574-4 / 0875805744 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-87580-574-0 / 9780875805740 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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