The Living and the Dead

The Living and the DeadExplores the social treatment of death in South Asian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and other traditions. Includes material on women and marginalized groups. This collection examines the social dimensions of death in South Asian religions, exploring the ritualized exchanges between the living and the dead performed by Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and other religious groups. Using ethnographic and historical tools associated with the

Tracy Pintchman explores how women who perform Kartik puja understand and celebrate both Kartik and Krishna in ways that are linked to the desires

and presents a collection of essays that discuss different manifestations of happiness in literature and visual culture

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Based on a conceptual framework combining premises of social movement theory

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a period characterized by both opportunity and alienation

resulting in a richly nuanced account that will appeal not only to Middle East scholars

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ranging from its cultural and sociological setting

and bravely begins his landward journey to regain his inheritance