No one cries for the dead
Subtitle: Tamil dirges, rowdy songs, and graveyard petitions
By: Isabelle Clark-Decès
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Funeral rites and ceremonies -- India -- South Arcot; Tamil (Indic people) -- Funeral customs and rites; Dirges -- India -- South Arcot -- History and criticism; Folk songs, Tamil -- India -- South Arcot -- History and criticism; Tamil (Indic people) -- Social life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index