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Towards Another Reason : Identity Politics and Ethical Worlds in South India /

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This text is about how different cultural communities in South India such as a tribal Adivasi community, the state of Tamil Nadu and a religious cult of the deity Sanesvara imagine their identity in terms of what a good life really is, and how they develop and perform these concepts in public spaces...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Demmer, Ulrich
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Ethnology > India, South.
Identity politics > India, South.
Ethics > India, South.
Group identity > India, South.
Ethnologie > Inde (Sud)
Politique identitaire > Inde (Sud)
Morale > Inde (Sud)
Identité collective > Inde (Sud)
Ethics
Ethnology
Group identity
Identity politics
South India
Electronic books.
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Summary:This text is about how different cultural communities in South India such as a tribal Adivasi community, the state of Tamil Nadu and a religious cult of the deity Sanesvara imagine their identity in terms of what a good life really is, and how they develop and perform these concepts in public spaces such as rituals and political performances. It also shows how these ideas are both constituted through practical reason and politically contested.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199087303
019908730X