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Journal of Asian Studies (2009) 68 (3): 1014–1015.
Published: 01 August 2009
...Sascha Ebeling The new edition of Cre-A's Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil is without any doubt an excellent reference work, setting new standards in Tamil lexicography. But because the editors explicitly complain about the paucity of detailed reviews of the first edition (p. xxiv), I venture...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2002) 61 (4): 1404–1406.
Published: 01 November 2002
...Anne E. Monius Ritual and Mythological Sources of the Early Tamil Poetry . By Alexander M. Dubianskii . Groningen : Egbert Forsten , 2000 . xxi, 224 pp. Kāvya in South India: Old Tamil Cankam Poetry . By Herman Tieken . Groningen : Egbert Forsten , 2001 . 270 pp...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1969) 28 (2): 425–426.
Published: 01 February 1969
...S. Vaidyanathan Tamil Studies Abroad: A Symposium . Edited by Xavier S. Thani Nayagam . Kuala Lumpur : The International Association of Tamil Research , 1968 . 269 pp. Appendix, Bibliography, n.p. Proceedings of the First International Conference Seminar of Tamil Studies, Vol. I...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1978) 37 (2): 379–382.
Published: 01 February 1978
... into many institutional libraries. GREGORY L. POSSEHL University of Pennsylvania Tamil Literature. BY K. V. ZVELEBIL. Leiden: E. J. Brill (Handbuch der Orientalistik, zweite Abteilung, 2 Band, 1 Abschnitt), 1975. xii, 307 pp. Appendixes, Index, Charts, Notes. Gld. 220.00 Tamil Literature. BY KAMIL VEITH...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1994) 53 (1): 247–248.
Published: 01 February 1994
...Indira Viswanathan Peterson A Gift of Tamil: Translations from Tamil Literature. In Honor of K. Paramasivam . Edited By Norman Cutler and Paula Richman . Manohar : American Institute of Indian Studies , 1992 . viii, 151 pp. $16.00. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1977) 36 (2): 379–381.
Published: 01 February 1977
...Michael Moffatt Behind Poverty: The Social Formation in a Tamil Village . By Göran Djurfeldt and Staffan Lindberg . Lund : Studentlitteratur ; and London: Curzon Press, 1975 . 340 pp. Maps, Illustrations, Tables, Notes, Appendixes, Glossary, Bibliography, n.p.l. Pills against...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1995) 54 (2): 608–610.
Published: 01 May 1995
...Steven Kemper S. J. V. Chelvanayakam and the Crisis of Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism, 1947–1977 . By A. Jeyaratnam Wilson . Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press , 1994 . ix, 149 pp. $26.00 (cloth). States, Nations, Sovereignty: Sri Lanka, India and the Tamil Eelam Movement...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2019) 78 (2): 464–468.
Published: 01 May 2019
... and lower caste, even as they expertly unpack the power dynamics of caste, class, and gender that roil Tamil Catholic communities and their relations with non-Catholics. Both represent breakthrough scholarship that will be of interest not only to specialists in Indian Christianity but also those engaged...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2021) 80 (3): 774–777.
Published: 01 August 2021
...Kristen Rudisill Celluloid Classicism: Early Tamil Cinema and the Making of Modern Bharatanātyam . By Hari Krishnan . Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press , 2019 . xii, 323 pp. ISBN: 9780819578877 (paper). Moving Bodies, Navigating Conflict: Practicing Bharata Natyam...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2019) 78 (3): 703–704.
Published: 01 August 2019
...Sara Dickey The Right Spouse: Preferential Marriages in Tamil Nadu . By Isabelle Clark-Decès . Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press , 2014 . x, 204 pp. ISBN: 9780804788069 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2019 2019 The Right Spouse...
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in Music in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction: Drama, Gramophone, and the Beginnings of Tamil Cinema
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Published: 01 February 2007
Figure 7. In Tamil, this reads “Talkie Plates.” This is the headline title for a magazine review article of film song recordings, which heralds the musical partnership between the gramophone and cinema. Source: Ananda Vikatan , April 3, 1938, 38.
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Journal of Asian Studies (2003) 62 (1): 304–306.
Published: 01 February 2003
...Kirin Narayan Moral Fictions: Tamil Folktales from Oral Tradition . By Stuart Blackburn . Folklore Fellows' Communications, no. 278. Helsinki : Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia , 2001 . 338 pp. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2003 2003 304 THE JOURNAL OF ASIAN...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2007) 66 (1): 3–34.
Published: 01 February 2007
...Figure 7. In Tamil, this reads “Talkie Plates.” This is the headline title for a magazine review article of film song recordings, which heralds the musical partnership between the gramophone and cinema. Source: Ananda Vikatan , April 3, 1938, 38. ...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1982) 41 (3): 628–629.
Published: 01 May 1982
...Pamela G. Price 628 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES The Powers of Tamil Women. Edited by SUSAN S. WADLEY. Syracuse: Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, 1980. xix, 170 pp. $8 (paper) This collection of six essays holds appeal for audiences in the history of religion...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1971) 30 (4): 907–908.
Published: 01 August 1971
...S. Agesthialingom Women in Tamil Society (The Classical Period) . By Devapoopathy Nadarajah . Kuala Lumpur : University of Malaysia , 1966 . 189 pp. Bibliography, Index. M. $10.00. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1971 1971 BOOK REVIEWS 907 secretariat...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1980) 39 (4): 855–856.
Published: 01 August 1980
...David Ludden Agriculture and Social Structure in Tamil Nadu: Past Origins, Present Transformations and Future Prospects . By Joan P. Mencher . Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press , 1978 . xxi, 314 pp. Appendixes, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. $14.95. Copyright © The Association...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1980) 40 (1): 165–167.
Published: 01 November 1980
...David Shulman Poets of the Tamil Anthologies: Ancient Poems of Love and War . By George L. Hart , III. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press , 1979 . vii, 212 pp. Further Reading. $16.50. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1980 1980 BOOK REVIEWS SOUTH ASIA...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1980) 40 (1): 183–184.
Published: 01 November 1980
...David W. McAlpin A Grammar of Spoken Tamil . By Harold Schiffman . Madras : The Christian Literature Society , 1979 . xii, 108 pp. Index. Rs. 9 (paper). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1980 1980 BOOK REVIEWS SOUTH ASIA 183 A Grammar of Spoken Tamil. By HAROLD...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1982) 41 (2): 400–402.
Published: 01 February 1982
...Dennis Hudson Tamil Temple Myths: Sacrifice and Divine Marriage in the South Indian Śaiva Tradition . By David Dean Shulman . Princeton, N. J. : Princeton University Press , 1980 . xvi, 471 pp. Bibliography, Index of Motifs, Index of Place Names and Local Deity Names. $30. Copyright ©...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1982) 41 (3): 608–609.
Published: 01 May 1982
...Anand A. Yang Rural Organizations in South India: The Dynamics of Laborer and Tenant Unions and Farmer Associations in Kerala and Tamil Nadu . By K. C. Alexander . Ithaca, N.Y. : Rural Development Committee, Center for International Studies, Cornell University , 1979 . v, 101 pp. $3.50...
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