Name: Feeding a Thousand Souls: Women, Ritual, and Ecology in India- an Exploration of the Kolam (en Inglés)
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Author: Vijaya Nagarajan
ISBN: 9780195170825

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Feeding a Thousand Souls: Women, Ritual, and Ecology in India- an Exploration of the Kolam (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Oup Usa

Autor

Vijaya Nagarajan

Categoría

Historia y Períodos

Año

2018

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

332

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

ISBN13

9780195170825

Feeding a Thousand Souls: Women, Ritual, and Ecology in India- an Exploration of the Kolam (en Inglés)

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Every day millions of Tamil women in southeast India wake up before dawn to create a kōlam, 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 kōlam 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.