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Pierced by Murugan's Lance

Pierced by Murugan's Lance

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AnthropologyGeneral Asian HistoryHinduism

ISBN10: 0875802230
ISBN13: 9780875802237
Publisher: Northern Illinois Univ
Published: Oct 1 1997
Pages: 254
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.95 Width: 6.24 Depth: 9.31
Language: English
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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