Patrons, Devotees and Goddesses: Ritual and Power among the Tamil Fishermen of SRI Lanka

by Masakazu Tanaka

Overview

This book is an empirical study of two Hindu goddess festivals in a Sri Lankan fishing village, one dedicated to Bhadra Kali and the other to Draupadi. It presents the relationship between religion and power through its focus on two dimensions of meaning - personal and cosmological.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788173041839
Publisher:	Manohar
Publication date:	06/01/1997
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)