தமிழில்

தமிழில் காண

Hegemony of Religious Texts and Development of Tamil Ritual System called Thamiḻ Arccaṉai

Volume 1, Issue 2 | April 2021 - June 2021

Prof. Dr. Vasu Renganathan

University of Pennsylvania, USA


V, Renganathan. 2021. “Hegemony of Religious Texts and Development of Tamil Ritual System called Thamil Arccanai”. Dravida Pozhil – Journal of Dravidian Studies 1 (2):07-27.


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