Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the goddesses of Bengal the fortunes of Hindu festivals
Material type: TextLanguage: 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 | GeneralCurrent library | Home library | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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IMSc Library | IMSc Library | 233-56 MCD (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 76153 |
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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