Religion Against the Self : An Ethnography of Tamil Rituals

Religion Against the Self : An Ethnography of Tamil Rituals
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 9780198027355
ISBN-13 : 0198027354
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Book Synopsis Religion Against the Self : An Ethnography of Tamil Rituals by : Isabelle Nabokov Assistant Professor of Anthropology Princeton University

Download or read book Religion Against the Self : An Ethnography of Tamil Rituals written by Isabelle Nabokov Assistant Professor of Anthropology Princeton University and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000-08-28 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive analysis of South Indian village Hinduism, Isabelle Nabokov shows that a wide spectrum of Tamil rituals effects transformations of identity through similar processual and symbolic operations. She reveals that such operations may lead participants to adopt personalities which are at odds with themselves.


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