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.
- ISBN10 0875802230
- ISBN13 9780875802237
- Publish Date 1 October 1997
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 15 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cornell University Press
- Imprint Northern Illinois University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 230
- Language English