Pierced by Murugan's lance : ritual, power, and moral redemption among Malaysian Hindus /
Collins, Elizabeth Fuller.
Good, Anthony,former owner.StEdNL
DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press,
1997.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-236) and index.
The power of Murugan's lance -- Murugan as metaphor -- The Hindu Tamils of Penang: gurus, brahmins, and pujaris -- Thaipusam in Penang -- Rituals and politics -- Arul: the trance of divine grace -- Symbolic acts: the meanings of ritual vow fulfillment -- A ceremonial animal -- Ritual, power, and moral redemption.
Inscription on front free endpaper: Anthony Good, Edinburgh, December 1999.
Hinduism
Tamil (Indic people)
Thaipusam.