No One Cries for the Dead Tamil Dirges, Rowdy Songs, and Graveyard Petitions

At South Indian village funerals, women cry and lament, men drink and laugh, and untouchables sing and joke to the beat of their drums.No One Cries for the Deadoffers an original interpretation of these behaviors, which seem almost unrelated to the dead and to the funeral event. Isabelle Clark-Decès...

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Main Author Isabelle Clark-Decès
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Berkeley University of California Press 23.01.2005
Edition1
Subjects
Anthropology
Burial
Dirges
Folk songs
Folk songs, Tamil
Funeral customs and rites
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Funerals
Graves
History and criticism
India
Social life and customs
South Arcot
Tamil (Indic people)
Tamil Nadu
Tamils
Traditional music
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Summary:At South Indian village funerals, women cry and lament, men drink and laugh, and untouchables sing and joke to the beat of their drums.No One Cries for the Deadoffers an original interpretation of these behaviors, which seem almost unrelated to the dead and to the funeral event. Isabelle Clark-Decès demonstrates that rather than mourn the dead, these Tamil funeral songs first and foremost give meaning to the caste, gender, and personal experiences of the performers.
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ISBN:0520243137
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