Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the Goddesses of Bengal [electronic resource] : the fortunes of Hindu festivals / Rachel Fell McDermott.
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TextPublication 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.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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