Religion against the Self - An Ethnography of Tamil Rituals (Paperback)

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 worls are penetrated and communication takes place. Throughout, Nabokov's meticulous analysis sheds new light on this hiterto almost unkown domain - and entire range of fascinating phenomena basic to South Indian religion as it is really lived.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2000
First published:	September 2000
Authors:	Isabelle Nabokov (Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology)
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-511365-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
LSN:	0-19-511365-9
Barcode:	9780195113655

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