Title: Religion against the self
Description: In this comprehensive analysis of South Indian village Hinduism, Isabelle Nabokov shows that a wide spectrum of Tamil rituals effects transformations of identity through similar processual and symbolic operations. She reveals that such operations may lead participants to adopt personalities which are at odds with themselves.
Subjects: Customs and practices, Hinduism, Religious life and customs, Spirit possession, Tamil (Indic people), India, social life and customs, Rites and ceremonies
Places: India, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu (India)