Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal : : The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals / / Rachel Fell McDermott.
Annually during the months of autumn, Bengal hosts three interlinked festivals to honor its most important goddesses: Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri. While each of these deities possesses a distinct iconography, myth, and character, they are all martial. Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri often demand blood...
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McDermott, Rachel Fell, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal : The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals / Rachel Fell McDermott. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2011] ©2011 1 online resource (392 p.) : 37 illus. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. Pūjā Origins and Elite Politics -- 2. The Goddess in Colonial and Postcolonial History -- 3. Durgā the Daughter: Folk and Familial Traditions -- 4. The Artistry of Durgā and Jagaddhātrī -- 5. Durgā on the Titanic: Politics and Religion in the Pūjā -- 6. The "Orientalist" Kālī: A Tantric Icon Comes Alive -- 7. Approaches to Kālī Pūjā in Bengal -- 8. Controversies and the Goddess -- 9. Devī in the Diaspora -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Annually during the months of autumn, Bengal hosts three interlinked festivals to honor its most important goddesses: Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri. While each of these deities possesses a distinct iconography, myth, and character, they are all martial. Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri often demand blood sacrifice as part of their worship and offer material and spiritual benefits to their votaries. Richly represented in straw, clay, paint, and decoration, they are similarly displayed in elaborately festooned temples, thronged by thousands of admirers. The first book to recount the history of these festivals and their revelry, rivalry, and nostalgic power, this volume marks an unprecedented achievement in the mapping of a major public event. Rachel Fell McDermott describes the festivals' origins and growth under British rule. She identifies their iconographic conventions and carnivalesque qualities and their relationship to the fierce, Tantric sides of ritual practice. McDermott confronts controversies over the tradition of blood sacrifice and the status-seekers who compete for symbolic capital. Expanding her narrative, she takes readers beyond Bengal's borders to trace the transformation of the goddesses and their festivals across the world. McDermott's work underscores the role of holidays in cultural memory, specifically the Bengali evocation of an ideal, culturally rich past. Under the thrall of the goddess, the social, political, economic, and religious identity of Bengalis takes shape. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival) India West Bengal. Jagaddhātrī-pūjā (Hindu festival) India West Bengal. Kālī-pūjā (Hindu festival) India West Bengal. RELIGION / Hinduism / Rituals & Practice. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package 9783110649772 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442472 print 9780231129190 https://doi.org/10.7312/mcde12918 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231527873 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231527873/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. Pūjā Origins and Elite Politics -- 2. The Goddess in Colonial and Postcolonial History -- 3. Durgā the Daughter: Folk and Familial Traditions -- 4. The Artistry of Durgā and Jagaddhātrī -- 5. Durgā on the Titanic: Politics and Religion in the Pūjā -- 6. The "Orientalist" Kālī: A Tantric Icon Comes Alive -- 7. Approaches to Kālī Pūjā in Bengal -- 8. Controversies and the Goddess -- 9. Devī in the Diaspora -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. Pūjā Origins and Elite Politics -- 2. The Goddess in Colonial and Postcolonial History -- 3. Durgā the Daughter: Folk and Familial Traditions -- 4. The Artistry of Durgā and Jagaddhātrī -- 5. Durgā on the Titanic: Politics and Religion in the Pūjā -- 6. The "Orientalist" Kālī: A Tantric Icon Comes Alive -- 7. Approaches to Kālī Pūjā in Bengal -- 8. Controversies and the Goddess -- 9. Devī in the Diaspora -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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