Religion Against the Self

Religion Against the Self
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 245
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ISBN-10 : 9780195113648
ISBN-13 : 0195113640
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Book Synopsis Religion Against the Self by : Isabelle Clark-Decès

Download or read book Religion Against the Self written by Isabelle Clark-Decès and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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