Thaipusam in Malaysia a hindu festival in the tamil diaspora /
Belle, Carl Vadivella.
Thaipusam in Malaysia a hindu festival in the tamil diaspora / [electronic resource] : Carl Vadivella Belle. - [S.l.] : ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, 2017. - 450 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Thaipusam in Malaysia: a hindu festival in the tamil diaspora -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Indians in Malaysia: The Social and Ethnic Context -- 2. Tamil Traditions and South Indian Hinduism -- 3. Colonialism, Colonial Knowledge and Hindu Reform Movements -- 4. Hinduism in Malaysia: An Overview -- 5. Murugan: A Tamil Deity -- 6. The Phenomenology of Thaipusam at Batu Caves -- 7. Other Thaipusams -- 8. Thaipusam Considered: The Divine Crossing -- Conclusions -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
9789814695756
Religion, Rituals & Practices
Thaipusam in Malaysia a hindu festival in the tamil diaspora / [electronic resource] : Carl Vadivella Belle. - [S.l.] : ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, 2017. - 450 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Thaipusam in Malaysia: a hindu festival in the tamil diaspora -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Indians in Malaysia: The Social and Ethnic Context -- 2. Tamil Traditions and South Indian Hinduism -- 3. Colonialism, Colonial Knowledge and Hindu Reform Movements -- 4. Hinduism in Malaysia: An Overview -- 5. Murugan: A Tamil Deity -- 6. The Phenomenology of Thaipusam at Batu Caves -- 7. Other Thaipusams -- 8. Thaipusam Considered: The Divine Crossing -- Conclusions -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
9789814695756
Religion, Rituals & Practices