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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York Chichester
Columbia University Press
c2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kali Goddess
/ West Bengal
/ Puja
B Durga |
| Further subjects: | 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 |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-351) and index |
| Physical Description: | XVIII, 372 S., Ill., 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0231129181 |