Beyond the Veil of Death
Evolving Traditions in the Ancestral Rituals of the Irula Tribe of Attapadi, South India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10227397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K R Sreehari (Indira Gandhi National Tribal University), Sreehari K R (Indira Gandhi National Tribal University), Kasi Eswarappa (0000-0001-9743-4574, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 302228251319828-302228251319828 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228251319828 |
| PMID | 39927737 |
| OpenAlex | W4407328839 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
The Irula, a Dravidian ethnic group, reside in the Nilgiri Mountains of the Western Ghats, spread across Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India. It is the fifth-largest tribe in Kerala. Each tribe has unique cultural practices and beliefs; the Irulas are no exception. The Irulas observe distinct rituals during crucial life events, particularly death ceremonies. Death, marking the cessation of an organism's independent existence and its return to a nonliving state, is observed by the Irulas in a unique ceremony known as cheeru and an annual feast ceremony for the ancestors known as Kanji Seeru. This paper aims to delve into the underlying practices of the Irula death ceremony and the associated ritualistic practices and the transformation of traditional practices are also enquired based on empirical research. The research adopts a qualitative methodology, with primary data gathered through ethnographic fieldwork and the secondary data is collected from the published sources
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Ceremony · Ethnic group · Ethnography · Ethnology · Genealogy · Geography · Literature · Sociology · State (computer science · Tamil · Tribe · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · History · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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Ancestor Worship
Outline of a Theory of Practice
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Socio-Economic Transformation of Akan Funeral Rites in Ghana
Cremation and Grief
From Ritual Mourning to Solitary Grief
Continuity and Change of Folklore among Irulas of Kerala
Making of Comfortable Exile Through Sanskritization
The Persistence of Hierarchy
Social Mobility and Social Structure
The Remembered Anthropologist
Death Rituals and Change Among Hindu Nadars in a South Indian Village
Social History of a Dominant Caste Society
The Interpretation of Cultures
Social Change in Modern India
Comfort and Healing
Living in a Limbo
Seeking OBC Status
Religious Ritual in a Scientific Space
The Aboriginal Tribes of India
Caste Dominance and Factionalism
Dominance of Jats is unabated
Tribal absorption and Sanskritisation in Hindu society
The Concept of Dominant Caste
Sanskritization of the Upper Castes
Agency
Money and Death
Consuming the Dead
Problematizing Received Categories
The Anthropology of Death Revisited
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |