Diane P. Mines

Fierce Gods

Inequality, Ritual, and the Politics of Dignity in a South Indian Village

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Produktbeschreibung

Diane P. Mines is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Appalachian State University and co-editor of Everyday Life in South Asia (IUP, 2002).

Produktdetails

• Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 407g
• ISBN-13: 9780253217653
• ISBN-10: 0253217652
• Artikelnr.: 21916231

Autorenporträt

Diane P. Mines is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Appalachian State University and co-editor of Everyday Life in South Asia (IUP, 2002).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
1. Introduction
Part I. Dominance in the Making
2. Who Is the ?r?
3. The Ash Theft
4. Making Social Distinctions
5. Habit, History, and Thevar Dominance
Part II. Remaking the Village
6. Gods of Yanaimangalam
7. Making Good at Kotai Festivals
9. Hindu Nationalism and Dalit Reform: Two Responses to Thevar Domination
10. Conclusion
Glossary
Notes
References Cited
Index