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_bCLO/R
245 0 _aRitualizing on the Boundaries/
_bContinuity And Innovation in the Tamil Diaspora
_cClothey,Fred W.
250 _a1st.ed.
260 _aColumbia:
_bUniv of South Carolina Press,
_c2006.
300 _a248
505 _a1 Introduction: Boundaries and the Tamil Diaspora I 2 The Construction of a Temple in an American City and the Acculturation Process 30 3 Shrines as Cultural Spaces in Singapore 58 4 Tirunelveli North: Nadars in God's Beloved Dharavi, Mumbai 78 5 Brahmins and Their Three Shrines 107 6 Double Jeopardy: Being a Tamil Muslim in a Mumbai Alley 131 7 Libations with 1,008 Pots: Ritual Rules and Changing Circumstances 148 8 Navarattiri: Nine Nights with the Goddess in Mumbai 163 9 Trance and "Sacred Wounding": Interpretations of Tai Pucam at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 176 10 Singing on the Boundaries: Bhajans, Saint Makers, and the Reinterpretation of Arunakiri 199 11 Conclusion 212
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