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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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.
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