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Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the goddesses of Bengal : the fortunes of Hindu festivals / Rachel Fell McDermott.

Author/creator	McDermott, Rachel Fell
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Columbia University Press New York, ©2011.
Description	xviii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival)--India. --West Bengal. Jagaddhātrī-pūjā (Hindu festival)--India. --West Bengal. Kālī-pūjā (Hindu festival)--India. --West Bengal. West Bengal (India)--Religious life and customs.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-351) and index.
LCCN	2010020693
ISBN	9780231129183 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0231129181 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780231129190 (pbk.)
ISBN	023112919X (pbk.)
ISBN	9780231527873 (e-book)
ISBN	023152787X (e-book)

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