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1 online resource (xi, 230 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-223) and index. |
| Summary |
This study, based on the author's fieldwork among rural Tamil villagers in South India, focuses on the ways in which people in this society interact with the supernatural beings who play such a large role in their personal and corporate lives. Isabelle Navokov looks at a spectrum of ritualized contexts in which the boundaries between the natural and spiritual worlds are penetrated and communication takes place. Throughout, Nabokov's meticulous analysis sheds new light on this hiterto almost unknown domain - and entire range of fascinating phenomena basic to South Indian religion as it is really lived. |
| Contents |
Contents; Introduction; ONE: Painful Crossings; TWO: Fruit from the Goddess; THREE: In the Grip of Blindness; FOUR: Last Rites for Commanding Relationships; FIVE: Of Women and Demons; SIX: The Decapitation of Young Brides; SEVEN: Learning to Live with a Split Self; EIGHT: Fruit from the Dead; NINE: The Recapitation of Young Grooms; TEN: When Parents are Unsuitable Brides; ELEVEN: From Feast to Self-Sacrifice; TWELVE: Beyond Process and Separation; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hinduism -- India -- Tamil Nadu -- Customs and practices.
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Hinduism. |
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India -- Tamil Nadu. |
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Tamil (Indic people) -- Customs and practices.
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Tamil (Indic people) |
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Spirit possession -- India -- Tamil Nadu.
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Spirit possession. |
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Tamil Nadu (India) -- Religious life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nabokov, Isabelle. Religion against the self. New York : Oxford University Press, 2000 0195113640 0195113659 (DLC) 99034727 (OCoLC)41572669 |
| ISBN |
1423740998 (electronic book) |
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9781423740995 (electronic book) |
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9780195113648 (Cloth) |
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0195113640 (Cloth) |
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9780195113655 (paperback) |
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0195113659 (paperback) |
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1280453893 |
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9781280453892 |
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9780198027355 (electronic book) |
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0198027354 (electronic book) |
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0195113640 (cloth) |
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0195113659 (paperback) |
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