03353nam 22007334a 450 991045008970332120210618024214.01-59734-775-21-282-35796-497866123579610-520-93834-81-4175-8495-510.1525/9780520938342(CKB)1000000000030779(EBL)227313(OCoLC)475933716(SSID)ssj0000211582(PQKBManifestationID)11191574(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000211582(PQKBWorkID)10293079(PQKB)11271136(MiAaPQ)EBC227313(DE-B1597)519252(OCoLC)1045512344(DE-B1597)9780520938342(Au-PeEL)EBL227313(CaPaEBR)ebr10075630(CaONFJC)MIL235796(EXLCZ)99100000000003077920040310d2005 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrNo one cries for the dead[electronic resource] Tamil dirges, rowdy songs, and graveyard petitions /Isabelle Clark-DecèsBerkeley University of California Pressc20051 online resource (254 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-24314-5 0-520-24313-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction --Chapter One. A Different Grief --Chapter Two. Songs Of Experience --Chapter Three. Why Should We Cry? --Chapter Four. Life As A Record Of Failure --Chapter Five. Between Performance And Experience --Appendix A. A Comparison Of The Four Abridged Versions Of The Virajampuhaâ Story --Appendix B. The Story Of Virajampuhaâ In Tamil --Notes --Glossary --References --IndexAt 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 Dead offers 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.Funeral rites and ceremoniesIndiaSouth ArcotTamil (Indic people)Funeral customs and ritesDirgesIndiaSouth ArcotHistory and criticismFolk songs, TamilIndiaSouth ArcotHistory and criticismTamil (Indic people)Social life and customsElectronic books.Funeral rites and ceremoniesTamil (Indic people)Funeral customs and rites.DirgesHistory and criticism.Folk songs, TamilHistory and criticism.Tamil (Indic people)Social life and customs.393/.9Clark-Decès Isabelle1956-992530MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450089703321No one cries for the dead2448867UNINA