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Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the goddesses of Bengal : the fortunes of Hindu festivals
- Title
- Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the goddesses of Bengal : the fortunes of Hindu festivals / Rachel Fell McDermott.
- Author
- McDermott, Rachel Fell.
- Publication
- New York : Columbia University Press New York, c2011.
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Details
- Description
- xviii, 372 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-826
- ISBN
- 9780231129183 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0231129181 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780231129190 (pbk.)
- 023112919X (pbk.)
- 9780231527873 (e-book)
- 023152787X (e-book)
- LCCN
- 2010020693
- OCLC
- YBP 2010020693
- Author
- McDermott, Rachel Fell.
- Title
- Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the goddesses of Bengal : the fortunes of Hindu festivals / Rachel Fell McDermott.
- Imprint
- New York : Columbia University Press New York, c2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-826