South indian christians, purity/impurity, and the caste system: Death ritual in a tamil roman catholic community

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 461-483

  Mosse, David ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33751353265     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3034898     Document Type: Article

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