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Thaipusam in Malaysia : a Hindu festival in the Tamil diaspora / Carl Vadivella Belle.
Van Pelt Library BL1164.3 .B45 2017
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LIBRA BL1164.3 .B45 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Belle, Carl Vadivella, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murugan (Hindu deity).
- Cults.
- Tamil (Indic people).
- Religion.
- Hinduism.
- Thaipusam.
- Malaysia.
- Thaipusam--Malaysia.
- Hinduism--Malaysia.
- Tamil (Indic people)--Malaysia--Religion.
- Tamil (Indic people)--Religion.
- Murugan (Hindu deity)--Cult--Malaysia.
- Murugan.
- Physical Description:
- xxxii, 400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2017.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Contents:
- Indians in Malaysia, the social and ethnic context
- Tamil traditions and South Indian Hinduism
- Colonialism, colonial knowledge and Hindu reform movements
- 4. Hinduism in Malaysia, an overview
- Murugan, a Tamil deity
- Phenomenology of Thaipusam at Batu Caves
- Other Thaipusams
- Thaipusam considered, the divine crossing.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-390) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Singh Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789814695756
- 9814695750
- OCLC:
- 980859578
- Publisher Number:
- 99977552780
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