Category - Non Fiction / Religion

Format - Hardcover

Condition - Like New

Listed - 3 years ago

Views - 6

Wishes - 1

Ships From - Ohio

Est. Publication Date - Oct 1997

Pierced by Murugan's Lance: Ritual, Power, and Moral Redemption among Malaysian Hindus

Publisher Description

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 politica...