Of Famines and Females: The Politics of Laksmi Bratakathas of Bengal
Laksmi Bratakathas in Bengal are religious narratives of the eponymous Hindu goddess who presides over prosperity symbolized through an abundance of rice. The reciting of these Laksmi Bratakathas is a sacral duty of the women of the Bhadralok, which remains a popular practice even today. The period...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
2016
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| In: |
Religions of South Asia
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 172-192 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bengali
/ Religious literature
/ Lakshmi
/ Cult
/ Upper class
/ Woman
/ Ritual
/ Religious policy
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Hunger
B Famine B Bhadralok B Colonialism B Goddess B Lakṣmī Bratakathās B ‘New Woman’ |
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