Cage of Freedom: Tamil Identity and the Ethnic Fetish in Malaysia Tapa blanda - 2007

Ann Arbor.: The University of Michigan Press.. Reprint.. 2009.. Black and white illustrations, xiii + 342pp, bibliography, index, notes, inscription on title page from the author, very good paperback copy. "Based on nearly three years of ethnographic fieldwork in the little-studied Malaysian Tamil community, this book captures the challenged and dilemmas facing an ethnic and religious minority in the context of state-driven ethnic and religious nationalism". Publisher's description. .

Singapore: Nus Press, 2007. 1st NUS edition. Paperback. New. 10-6-15. New. Anthropological research amongst Malaysia's Indian community is thin on the ground, compared to similar research amongst the country's other ethnic groups, and is usually conducted by researchers of Indian origin. Willford's topic is fairly challenging too - Tamil and Hindu revivalism in post-independence Malaysia. Much of the debate on this movement questions the extent to which the movement is a reaction to the rise of political Islam, even a way of insulating the community from it, and the extent to which the revival provides its adherents with greater freedom or maybe even ends up playing the role prescribed for the community by Islamic resurgence. 346 pages several figures, black and white photographs, an index, notes and a bibliography. The contents include chapters on Marginal Distance and Social Distance: "Worthless Dregs in a Prosperous Society", The Ritual Expression of Tamil Identity in Malaysia: A Festival of… Leer más