No one cries for the dead : Tamil dirges, rowdy songs, and graveyard petitions /
Isabelle Clark-Decès.
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005.
- x, 242 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--India--South Arcot. Tamil (Indic people)--Funeral customs and rites. Dirges--History and criticism.--India--South Arcot Folk songs, Tamil--History and criticism.--India--South Arcot Tamil (Indic people)--Social life and customs.