The Pūjās in Historical and Political Controversy: Colonial and Post-Colonial Goddesses

This essay uses the lens of the Bengali Śākta Pūjās—public annual festivals to Durgā, Kālī, and Jagaddhātrī—as a means of illustrating the history of English-Indian relations in miniature during the entire period of British rule in Bengal, from the mid-eighteenth century until 1947 and beyond. Each...

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Main Author: McDermott, Rachel Fell 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2008
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2008, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 135-159
Further subjects:B Calcutta
B Bengal
B Durgā Pūjā
B Kālī Pūj
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