| Author/Contributor(s): | Bailey, F G |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
| Date: | 04/11/1996 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
In the village of Bisipara in eastern India, an anthropologist is witness to a drama when a young girl takes a fever and quickly dies. The villagers find Susilla's death suspicious and fear that she was possessed. Holding an investigation to find someone to blame, they carry out a hurried inquiry because the stage must be cleared for the annual celebration of the birthday of the god Sri Ramchandro. However, they eventually agree on the identity of a culprit an extract from him a large fine.