Pilgrimage and politics in colonial Bengal: the myth of the goddess Sati
1. Kalighat souvenirs and the creation of Sati's iconography -- 2. Kamakhya's erotic-apotropaic potency and the forging of sacred geography -- 3. Tantra's revolutionary potential : Tarapith and Bamakhepa's visualisation of Tara -- 4. Contesting the colonial gaze : image worship d...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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London New York
Routledge
2017
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| Dans: | Année: 2017 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Sati (India) (Bengal)
B India History British occupation, 1765-1947 B Women Social conditions 19th century (India) (Bengal) B Electronic books B Bengal (India) Social life and customs 19th century B Sati ; India ; Bengal B India ; History ; British occupation, 1765-1947 B Women in Hinduism |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Erscheint auch als: 9781472489449 |
| Résumé: | 1. Kalighat souvenirs and the creation of Sati's iconography -- 2. Kamakhya's erotic-apotropaic potency and the forging of sacred geography -- 3. Tantra's revolutionary potential : Tarapith and Bamakhepa's visualisation of Tara -- 4. Contesting the colonial gaze : image worship debates in nineteenthcentury Bengal. |
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| ISBN: | 1315223147 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4324/9781315223148 |