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Feeding a Thousand Souls: Women, Ritual, and Ecology in India- An Exploration of the Kolam

Feeding a Thousand Souls: Women, Ritual, and Ecology in India- An Exploration of the Kolam - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Vijaya NagarajanPublish date:2018-11-09Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190858070ISBN-10:190858079UPC:9780190858070Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Hinduism, AnthropologyBook Topic:Ritual & Practices, History, Cultural & SocialSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCY0XN06AD
Every day millions of Tamil women in southeast India wake up before dawn to create a kolam, an ephemeral ritual design made with rice flour, on the thresholds of homes, businesses and temples. This thousand-year-old ritual welcomes and honors Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and alertness, and Bhudevi, the goddess of the earth. Created by hand with great skill, artistry, and mathematical precision, the kolam disappears in a few hours, borne away by passing footsteps and hungry insects.

This is the first comprehensive study of the kolam in the English language. It examines its significance in historical, mathematical, ecological, anthropological, and literary contexts. The culmination of Vijaya Nagarajan's many years of research and writing on this exacting ritual practice, Feeding a Thousand Souls celebrates the experiences, thoughts, and voices of the Tamil women who keep this tradition alive.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190858070ISBN-10:190858079UPC:9780190858070Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Hinduism, AnthropologyBook Topic:Ritual & Practices, History, Cultural & SocialSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCY0XN06AD
Vijaya Nagarajan is an associate professor in the Department of Theology/Religious Studies and in the Program of Environmental Studies at the University of San Francisco.
Publisher: Oxford University Press

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