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Author McDermott, Rachel Fell.

Title Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the Goddesses of Bengal [electronic resource] : the fortunes of Hindu festivals / Rachel Fell McDermott.

Imprint New York : Columbia University Press New York, c2011.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xviii, 372 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Puja origins and elite politics -- The goddess in colonial and postcolonial history -- Durga the daughter : folk and familial traditions -- The artistry of Durga and Jagaddhatri -- Durga on the Titanic : politics and religion in the Puja -- The "orientalist Kali" : a Tantric icon comes alive -- Approaches to Kali Puja in Bengal -- Controversies and the goddess -- Deva in the diaspora -- Appendix : an overview of the press in Bengal up to 1947.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Durga-puja (Hindu festival) -- India -- West Bengal.
Jagaddhatri-puja (Hindu festival) -- India -- West Bengal.
Kali-puja (Hindu festival) -- India -- West Bengal.
West Bengal (India) -- Religious life and customs.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780231129183 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780231129190 (pbk.)
9780231527873 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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