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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 reflected in social, economic and political divisions in the Tamil community, and the practice of ritual as a form of symbolic action.
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""A remarkable first book."
-Journal of Ritual Studies
"This splendid book succeeds in making an esoteric and forbidding subject into an engaging study that will interest a wide readership."―Choice
"Masterfully crafted.... A deft analysis of an arresting ritual event."―Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara"
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