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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Main Author: McDermott, Rachel Fell 1959- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Chichester Columbia University Press c2011
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
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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-351) and index
ISBN:0231129181