Death Wears a Dress

In many parts of Asia, female ghosts play an interesting role in how the supernatural is imagined and constructed. Whether she be the pontianak who waits for her victim by the side of the road, or the mother or lover who returns for revenge, the female ghost is often characterised as treading the li...

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Main Author: Tania De Rozario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: James Cook University 2019-10-01
Series:eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics
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Online Access:https://journals.jcu.edu.au/etropic/article/view/3702/3580