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Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the goddesses of Bengal : the fortunes of Hindu festivals
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Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the goddesses of Bengal : the fortunes of Hindu festivals

Rachel Fell McDermott

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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.

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Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the goddesses of Bengal : the fortunes of Hindu festivals by Rachel Fell McDermott. ISBN 9780231527873. Published by Columbia University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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