Ritualizing on the Boundaries - Continuity And Innovation in the Tamil Diaspora

Informationen zum Autor Fred W. Clothey, professor emeritus of religious studies, has taught at the University of Pittsburgh for more than thirty years and also served as chair of its Department of Religious Studies. A founder of the Journal of Ritual Studies, he has produced and directed six documentary films on ritual and has written or edited seven books, including Rhythm and Intent: Ritual Studies from South India and The Many Faces of Murukan. Klappentext In his comparative study of four Tamil resettlements, Clothey examines the rituals that have traveled with these South Indian communities -- Hindu, Muslim, and Christian -- and how these practices perpetuate or modify the heritages these groups claim in their new environs. Clothey looks specifically at settlements in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; Mumbai, India; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Zusammenfassung A comparative study of four Tamil resettlements, this work examines the rituals that have traveled with these South Indian communities - Hindu, Muslim, and Christian - and how these practices perpetuate or modify the heritages these groups claim for themselves in their new environs.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Fred W. Clothey, Frederick W. Clothey, Frederick Wilson Clothey
• Edition: Univ of south carolina press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 15.11.2006
• EAN: 9781570036477
• ISBN: 978-1-57003-647-7
• Pages: 248
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Thèmes: Studies in Comparative Religion; Studies in Comparative Religion; Studies in Comparative Religio
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Religion: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Ethnologie > Ethnologie