Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Plates
  • Maps and Figures
  • Introduction: Texts in Performance
  • 1. Nāñcil Nāt̩u: The Shape of Place
  • 2. The Bow Song as Oral Tradition
  • 3. Narrative and Ritual in Performance
  • 4. The Birth of Śāstā
  • 5. The Death of the Little Brothers
  • 6. The Marriage of Muttuppat̩t̩aṉ
  • 7. Conclusions: Death and Ritual Narrative
  • Appendix: Temple Plans
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index