{"product_id":"pierced-by-murugans-lance-9780875805740","title":"Pierced by Murugan's Lance","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elizabeth Fuller Collins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Northern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn analysis of the Thaipusam festival of the Hindu Tamils of Malaysia and the vows they make to the god Murugan. It explores the meaning of vow fulfilment as reflected in social, economic and political divisions in the Tamil community, and the practice of ritual as a form of symbolic action.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47591441563799,"sku":"9780875805740","price":3971.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780875805740.webp?v=1774973107","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pierced-by-murugans-lance-9780875805740","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}