No One Cries for the Dead: Tamil Dirges, Rowdy Songs, and Graveyard Petitions Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

No One Cries for the Dead: Tamil Dirges, Rowdy Songs, and Graveyard Petitions Book

At South Indian village funerals, women cry and lament, men drink and laugh, and untouchables sing and joke to the beat of their drums. No One Cries for the Dead offers an original interpretation of these behaviors, which seem almost unrelated to the dead and to the funeral event. Isabelle Clark-Decès demonstrates that rather than mourn the dead, these Tamil funeral songs first and foremost give meaning to the caste, gender, and personal experiences of the performers.Read More

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  • 0520243145
  • 9780520243149
  • I Clark-Deces
  • 1 March 2005
  • University of California Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 252
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