Pollution theory and Harijan strategies among South Indian Tamils
This thesis considers the concepts of purity and pollution in a Tamil village context from a cosmological or religious viewpoint. Thus it contrasts with the Dumontian understanding which I argue is dominated by a 'secular' point of view. This approach enables us to clarify the ideological...
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SOAS, University of London
1993
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.758607 |