Thaipusam in Malaysia
Language: en
Pages: 449
Authors: Carl Vadivella Belle
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-02-13 - Publisher: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

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"This is an important book by Carl Vadivella Belle which argues that Hinduism and its manifestations in the diaspora has important significance in binding not o
Thaipusam in Malaysia
Language: en
Pages: 472
Authors: Carl Vadivella Belle
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-02-14 - Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.

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This book explores the festival of Thaipusam in terms of its own inner dynamics - the traditions and belief structures which ensure the festival's continuing re
Thaipusam in Malaysia
Language: en
Pages: 401
Authors: Carl Vadivella Belle
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher:

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Thaipusam in Malaysia
Language: en
Pages: 548
Authors: Carl Vadivella Belle
Categories: Hinduism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher:

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This thesis examines the Malaysian Hindu festival of Thaipusam from a range of detailed perspectives. It queries previous scholarship on Thaipusam and argues th
Pierced by Murugan's Lance
Language: en
Pages: 246
Authors: Elizabeth Fuller Collins
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher:

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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 re