Skip to main content
alibris logo

Religion Against the Self: An Ethnography of Tamil Rituals

by

Write The First Customer Review
Religion Against the Self: An Ethnography of Tamil Rituals - Nabokov, Isabelle
Filter Results
Item Condition
Seller Rating
Other Options
Change Currency
+ Add to Wishlist
Browse related Subjects
+ Browse All Subjects

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 corpoate lives. Isabelle Navokov looks at a spectrum of ritualized contexts in which the boundaries between the natural and spiritual worls are penetrated and communication takes place. Throughout, Nabokov's meticulous analysis sheds new light on this hiterto almost unknown domain - and entire range ...

loading
Religion Against the Self: An Ethnography of Tamil Rituals 2000, Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780195113648

Hardcover

 Religion Against the Self: An Ethnography of Tamil Rituals 2000, Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780195113655

Trade paperback
Alibris BBB Business Review

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Recommendations by Simularity | Accessibility Statement
Copyright © 1998 - 2024 Alibris UK. All rights reserved.

Alibris, the Alibris logo, and Alibris.com are registered trademarks of Alibris, Inc.

Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited, Baker & Taylor, Inc., or by their respective licensors, or by the publishers, or by their respective licensors. For personal use only. All rights reserved. All rights in images of books or other publications are reserved by the original copyright holders.