Worship and Conflict under Colonial Rule: A South Indian Case(English, Hardcover, A. Appadurai)
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The author has developed an integrated anthropological framework in this ethno-historical case study in which he interprets the politics of worship in a famous Sri Vaisnava shrine. A striking example of the fruitful interaction between anthropology and history, this book provides a unique glimpse of the cultural profile of social change in modern India, and is an important addition to the comparative study of colonialism. About The Author APPADURAI, A., Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania.
