Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the Goddesses of Bengal [electronic resource] : the fortunes of Hindu festivals / Rachel Fell McDermott.
Publication details: New York : Columbia University Press New York, c2011.Description: xviii, 372 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 294.5/36095414 22
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
P�uj�a origins and elite politics -- The goddess in colonial and postcolonial history -- Durg�a the daughter : folk and familial traditions -- The artistry of Durg�a and Jagaddh�atr�i -- Durg�a on the Titanic : politics and religion in the P�uj�a -- The "orientalist K�al�i" : a Tantric icon comes alive -- Approaches to K�al�i P�uj�a in Bengal -- Controversies and the goddess -- Deva in the diaspora -- Appendix : an overview of the press in Bengal up to 1947.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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