05379cam a2200769Ki 4500 ocn732958140 OCoLC 20200709060330.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 100520t20112011nyua ob 001 0 eng d 2010020693 E7B eng rda pn E7B OCLCQ YDXCP COF OCLCQ JSTOR COO OCLCQ GZM N$T DEBBG RECBK AZK COCUF MOR PIFAG ZCU AGLDB MERUC OCLCQ U3G IOG DEGRU OCLCF 727325969 828137744 961674171 962615414 979967698 988433352 992026949 992897718 9780231527873 (electronic bk.) 023152787X (electronic bk.) 9780231129183 (cloth ; alk. paper) 9780231129190 (pbk.) 0231129181 (cloth ; alk. paper) 023112919X 10.7312/mcde12918 doi 944942 (N$T) (OCoLC)732958140 (OCoLC)727325969 (OCoLC)828137744 (OCoLC)961674171 (OCoLC)962615414 (OCoLC)979967698 (OCoLC)988433352 (OCoLC)992026949 (OCoLC)992897718 22573/cttgtk71 JSTOR a-ii--- BL1239.82.D87 M33 2011eb REL032020 bisacsh HIS017000 bisacsh REL032000 bisacsh REL 017000 bisacsh 294.5/36095414 22 MAIN McDermott, Rachel Fell. Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the goddesses of Bengal : the fortunes of Hindu festivals / Rachel Fell McDermott. New York : Columbia University Press New York, 2011. ©2011 1 online resource (xviii, 372 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-351) and index. 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. Print version record. 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. In English. Master record variable field(s) change: 651 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. RELIGION Hinduism Rituals & Practice. bisacsh RELIGION Comparative Religion. bisacsh Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival) fast (OCoLC)fst00899576 Jagaddhātrī-pūjā (Hindu festival) fast (OCoLC)fst01762657 Kālī-pūjā (Hindu festival) fast (OCoLC)fst01762658 India West Bengal. fast (OCoLC)fst01213722 Electronic books. Print version: McDermott, Rachel Fell. Revelry, rivalry, and longing for the Goddesses of Bengal. New York : Columbia University Press New York, ©2011 (DLC) 2010020693 (OCoLC)634739827 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=944942 ebrary EBRY ebr10469165 EBSCOhost EBSC 944942 Recorded Books, LLC RECE rbeEB00640108 YBP Library Services YANK 3654849 De Gruyter DEGR 9780231527873 92 N$T 56063 56063