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Pierced by Murugan's Lance
- Ritual, Power, and Moral Redemption among Malaysian Hindus
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 254
- Published:
- September 30, 1997
- Dimensions:
- 152x229x19 mm.
- Weight:
- 454 g.
Delivery:
2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 26, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
Description of Pierced by Murugan's Lance
An analysis of the Thaipusam festival of the Hindu Tamils of Malaysia and the vows they make to the god Murugan. It explores the meaning of vow fulfilment as reflected in social, economic and political divisions in the Tamil community, and the practice of ritual as a form of symbolic action.
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