Thaipusam Kavadī - a festival helping Hindus in Mauritius cope with fear
With Hindus in Mauritius as a case study, this article will show how Thaipusam Kavadī, a festival of piercing and procession of ancient Tamil origin, has become not only a modern expression of religious affiliation in diaspora, but also a way of coping with fear by trying to gain dispensation for po...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Heidelberg Berlin
Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing
2019
Freiburg 2019 |
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International quarterly for Asian studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 49, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 123-140 |
| Further subjects: | B
Fear
B piercing rituals B Hinduism B Thaipusam Kavadī B Mauritius |
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