Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the goddesses of Bengal: the fortunes of Hindu festivals
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 ali...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
New York Chichester
Columbia University Press
c2011
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| Dans: | Année: 2011 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Kali, Déesse
/ West Bengal
/ Puja
B Durga |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
West Bengal (India) Religious life and customs
B Jagaddhātrī-pūjā (Hindu festival) India West Bengal B Kālī-pūjā (Hindu festival) (India) (West Bengal) B Kālī-pūjā (Hindu festival) India West Bengal B Jagaddhātrī-pūjā (Hindu festival) (India) (West Bengal) B Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival) (India) (West Bengal) B Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival) India West Bengal B West Bengal (India) Religious life and customs |
| Résumé: | 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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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-351) and index |
| ISBN: | 0231129181 |