Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the goddesses of Bengal the fortunes of Hindu festivals

By: McDermott, Rachel FellMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York Columbia University Press 2011Description: xviii, 372 p. illISBN: 9780231129190Subject(s): Durga Puja (Hindu festival) -- India -- West Bengal | Jagaddharti-Puja (Hindu Festival) -- India -- West Bengal | Kali-puja (Hindu festival) -- India -- West Bengal | General
Contents:
Pūjā origins and elite politics -- The goddess in colonial and postcolonial history -- Durgā the daughter : folk and familial traditions -- The artistry of Durgā and Jagaddhātrī -- Durgā on the Titanic : politics and religion in the Pūjā -- The "orientalist Kālī" : a Tantric icon comes alive -- Approaches to Kālī Pūjā in Bengal -- Controversies and the goddess -- Deva in the diaspora -- Appendix : an overview of the press in Bengal up to 1947.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-351) and index.

Pūjā origins and elite politics -- The goddess in colonial and postcolonial history -- Durgā the daughter : folk and familial traditions -- The artistry of Durgā and Jagaddhātrī -- Durgā on the Titanic : politics and religion in the Pūjā -- The "orientalist Kālī" : a Tantric icon comes alive -- Approaches to Kālī Pūjā in Bengal -- Controversies and the goddess -- Deva in the diaspora -- Appendix : an overview of the press in Bengal up to 1947.

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