Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the Goddesses of Bengal : the fortunes of Hindu festivals
Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival) Jagaddhātrī-pūjā (Hindu festival) Kālī-pūjā (Hindu festival) West Bengal (India)
Columbia University Press New York
2011
EISBN 9780231527873
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.
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.
