Fierce Gods: Inequality, Ritual, And The Politics Of Dignity In A South Indian Village - Couverture souple

Mines, Diane P.

 
9780253217653: Fierce Gods: Inequality, Ritual, And The Politics Of Dignity In A South Indian Village
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ISBN 10 : 0253217652 ISBN 13 : 9780253217653
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2005

Synopsis

"In a move still unusual in anthropology, Mines examines relations of power by providing perspectives from a variety of people who are differently, and differentially, empowered. . . . These points are made with an extraordinary richness of ethnographic detail." --Sara Dickey

"With the publication of books of this quality the anthropological turn to practice theory announced in 1968 by Sherry Ortner comes to maturity. Intelligent, clear, humane and often gripping, this book will be of interest to readers who care about place and politics in the United States as well as those interested in South Asia."
-- Anthony Carter, Deparment of Anthropology, University of Rochester

The importance of temple ritual in constituting political dominance in South India has been well documented. In this vivid and compelling study of caste and ritual in rural Tamilnadu, Diane P. Mines focuses not only on the temples of the socially powerful, but even more so on the powerful temples of the socially weak. Drawing on phenomenological and existential anthropology, she argues that the village is a heterogeneous reality made and remade by its residents through their own activity. Exploring the intersection of politics, ritual, caste, and other forms of social inequality, this ethnography presents a new view of the village and argues for its reemergence as a unit of analysis.

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À propos de l?auteur

Diane P. Mines is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Appalachian State University and co-editor of Everyday Life in South Asia (IUP, 2002).

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Éditeur
Indiana University Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0253217652
ISBN 13 
9780253217653
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
247
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780253345769: Fierce Gods: Inequality, Ritual, And The Politics Of Dignity In A South Indian Village

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ISBN 10 :  0253345766 ISBN 13 :  9780253345769
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2005
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