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

Isabelle Clark-Decès

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN:	9780520243149
Publisher:	University of California Press
Imprint:	University of California Press
Pub date:	01 Mar 2005
Edition:	First Edition edition
Language:	English
Number of pages:	252
Weight:	363g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	15mm