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Mines, Diane P.

 
9780253217653: Fierce Gods: Inequality, Ritual, and the Politics of Dignity in a South Indian Village
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ISBN 10: 0253217652 ISBN 13: 9780253217653
Editorial: Indiana University Press (IPS), 2005

Sinopsis

"In a move still unusual in anthropology, Mines examines relations of power by providing perspectives from a variety of people who are differently, and differentially, empowered. . . . These points are made with an extraordinary richness of ethnographic detail." ―Sara Dickey
"With the publication of books of this quality the anthropological turn to practice theory announced in 1968 by Sherry Ortner comes to maturity. Intelligent, clear, humane and often gripping, this book will be of interest to readers who care about place and politics in the United States as well as those interested in South Asia."
― Anthony Carter, Deparment of Anthropology, University of Rochester
The importance of temple ritual in constituting political dominance in South India has been well documented. In this vivid and compelling study of caste and ritual in rural Tamilnadu, Diane P. Mines focuses not only on the temples of the socially powerful, but even more so on the powerful temples of the socially weak. Drawing on phenomenological and existential anthropology, she argues that the village is a heterogeneous reality made and remade by its residents through their own activity. Exploring the intersection of politics, ritual, caste, and other forms of social inequality, this ethnography presents a new view of the village and argues for its reemergence as a unit of analysis.

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Acerca del autor

Diane P. Mines is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Appalachian State University and co-editor of Everyday Life in South Asia (IUP, 2002).

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Editorial
Indiana University Press (IPS)
Año de publicación
2005
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0253217652
ISBN 13 
9780253217653
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
272
Contacto del fabricante
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