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Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal
Language: en
Pages: 392
Authors: Rachel Fell McDermott
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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Annually during the months of autumn, Bengal hosts three interlinked festivals to honor its most important goddesses: Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri. While each o
Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal
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Authors: Rachel Fell McDermott
Categories: Religion
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Annually during the months of autumn, Bengal hosts three interlinked festivals to honor its most important goddesses: Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri. While each o
The Changing World of Caste and Hierarchy in Bengal
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-08-26 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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This book challenges the prevalent assumptions of caste, hierarchy and social mobility in pre-colonial and colonial Bengal. It studies the writings of colonial
The Making of Goddess Durga in Bengal: Art, Heritage and the Public
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This book examines the making of the Goddess Durga both as an art and as part of the intangible heritage of Bengal. As the ‘original site of production’ of
Reciting the Goddess
Language: en
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Authors: Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Reciting the Goddess is the first book-length study of Nepal's goddess Svasthani and the popular Svasthanivratakatha textual tradition. Drawing on archival and