Saivite symbols, sacrifice, and Tamil tiger rites

Social Analysis

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-93

  Roberts, Michael ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Commemoration; Cosmology; Heroes; Nationalism; Sacrifice; Secularism; Suicide bombers; akti

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247666519     PISSN: 0155977X     EISSN: 15585727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/015597705780996200     Document Type: Article

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