When the world becomes female : guises of a South Indian goddess /

During the goddess Gangamma's festival in the town of Tirupati, lower-caste men take guises of the goddess, and the streets are filled with men wearing saris, braids, and female jewelry. By contrast, women participate by intensifying the rituals they perform for Gangamma throughout the year, su...

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Main Author: Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780253009609
025300960X
1299667635
9781299667631
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central