“Divali is for The Dead”: Abiding Relatedness and Bittersweet Revelries in a Tamil Nadu Village

In the face of orthodox ritual imperatives to alienate and render them ineffable, how are ancestors made present to and represented by their living kin, specifically during festivities? This article juxtaposes Divali’s customary overtones of triumph over evil and darkness and cultivations of prosper...

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Main Author: Arumugam, Indira (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2020]
In: Material religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 16, Issue: 5, Pages: 563-583
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Tamil Nadu / Divali / Ritual / Death / Custom
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Festivals
B intimate theology
B ritual infrastructure
B Mourning
B Ancestors
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