Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/jOUEWSb No One Cries for the Dead Tamil Dirges, Rowdy Songs, and Graveyard Petitions By: Isabelle Clark-Decès Publisher: University of California Press Print ISBN: 9780520243149, 0520243145 eText ISBN: 9780520938342, 0520938348 Edition: 1st Pages: 252 Copyright year: 2005 Format: EPUB Available from $ 34.95 USD SKU 9780520938342 At South Indian village funerals, women cry and lament, men drink and laugh, and untouchables sing and joke to the beat of their drums. No One Cries for the Dead offers an original interpretation of these behaviors, which seem almost unrelated to the dead and to the funeral event. Isabelle Clark-Decès demonstrates that rather than mourn the dead, these Tamil funeral songs first and foremost give meaning to the caste, gender, and personal experiences of the performers. Additional ISBNs 9780520243132, 0520243137
