Feeding a thousand souls: women, ritual and ecology in India : an exploration of the Kolam
Drawing on extensive fieldwork, this text investigates aesthetic, symbolic, metaphorical, literary, mathematical, and philosophical meanings of the kolam, the popular Tamil women's daily ephemeral practice, a ritual art tradition performed with rice flour on the thresholds of houses in southern...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tamil Nadu
/ Kolam (Art)
B Tamil Nadu / Hindu woman / Religious festival / Ritual |
| Further subjects: | B
Women, Tamil
Rites and ceremonies
B Women, Tamil ; Rites and ceremonies B Hindu decoration and ornament B Kolam (House marks) B Hinduism ; Rituals B Hinduism Rituals |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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| Summary: | Drawing on extensive fieldwork, this text investigates aesthetic, symbolic, metaphorical, literary, mathematical, and philosophical meanings of the kolam, the popular Tamil women's daily ephemeral practice, a ritual art tradition performed with rice flour on the thresholds of houses in southern India |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Previously issued in print: 2018 Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| ISBN: | 0190858109 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195170825.001.0001 |