Thaipusam in Malaysia : a Hindu festival misunderstood? Belle, Carl Vadivella. 2004, Thaipusam in Malaysia : a Hindu festival misunderstood?, Ph.D. thesis, School of Social and International Studies, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads belle-thaipusaminmalaysia-2004.pdf Connect to Thesis application/pdf 2.12MB 7467 Title Thaipusam in Malaysia : a Hindu festival misunderstood? Author Belle, Carl Vadivella. Institution Deakin University School School of Social and International Studies Faculty Faculty of Arts Degree name Ph.D. Date submitted 2004 Keyword(s) Thaipusam (Hindu festival) - Malaysia Hinduism - Malaysia Summary This thesis examines the Malaysian Hindu festival of Thaipusam from a range of detailed perspectives. It queries previous scholarship on Thaipusam and argues the festival is more fully understood in terms of Tamil traditions and belief structures, and its continuing relevance to Malaysian Hindus. Language eng Description of original vi, 548 p. ; 30 cm. Dewey Decimal Classification 294.53809595 Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30023239 Document type: Thesis Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Social and International Studies Higher degree theses (full text) Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 12 Feb 2010, 07:36:19 EST Wed, 04 May 2011, 14:54:04 EST Wed, 04 May 2011, 14:54:46 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1173 Abstract Views, 7730 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 12 Feb 2010, 07:36:19 EST

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