Rain In Indian Life And Lore

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Rain In Indian Life And Lore

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Author : Sankar Sen Gupta
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963

Rain In Indian Life And Lore written by Sankar Sen Gupta and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Folklore categories.

Folk Rituals Of Eastern India

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Author : Pradyot Kumar Maity
language : en
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Release Date : 1988

Folk Rituals Of Eastern India written by Pradyot Kumar Maity and has been published by Abhinav Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Bratas categories.

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Folk Lore

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964

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Making Virtuous Daughters And Wives

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Author : June McDaniel
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2012-02-01

Making Virtuous Daughters And Wives written by June McDaniel and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Religion categories.

Exploring the folk religion of India and the role of girls and women within it, author June McDaniel focuses on the brata (vrata) ritual in which moral lessons are taught and goddesses are revealed. Bratas are performed to gain such goals as a healthy family, a good husband, and a happy life. They are also performed so that the performers (bratinis) develop such virtues as devotion, humility, and compassion.This book presents data from fieldwork, along with brata stories, songs, poems, and ritual activities. It discusses Bengali folk religion, offers an example of ritual worship in folk Hinduism, and surveys a variety of bratas. The author analyzes the similarities and differences among these rituals in low-caste village life and in high-caste Hindu tradition, and notes that the development of these rituals involves a form of continuing divine revelation with women as the primary transmitters. Bratas act to maintain traditional Hindu values, but also emphasize the power of women, whose virtues can save their husbands from hell worlds and their families from disasters.

Select List Of Recent Publications

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Author : East-West Center. Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964

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Rainfall Of India

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Author : India. Meteorological Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891

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Human Fertility Cults And Rituals Of Bengal

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Author : Pradyot Kumar Maity
language : en
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Release Date : 1989

Human Fertility Cults And Rituals Of Bengal written by Pradyot Kumar Maity and has been published by Abhinav Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Religion categories.

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Library Of Congress Catalog

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Author : Library of Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965

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Offering Flowers Feeding Skulls

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Author : June McDaniel
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2004-08-05

Offering Flowers Feeding Skulls written by June McDaniel and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-05 with Religion categories.

The Indian state of West Bengal is home to one of the world's most vibrant traditions of goddess worship. The year's biggest holidays are devoted to the goddesses Durga and Kali, with lavish rituals, decorated statues, fireworks, and parades. In Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls, June McDaniel provides a broad, accessibly written overview of Bengali goddess worship. McDaniel identifies three major forms of goddess worship, and examines each through its myths, folklore, songs, rituals, sacred texts, and practitioners. In the folk/tribal strand, which is found in rural areas, local tribal goddesses are worshipped alongside Hindu goddesses, with an emphasis on possession, healing, and animism. The tantric/yogic strand focuses on ritual, meditation, and visualization as ways of experiencing the power of the goddess directly. The devotional or bhakti strand, which is the most popular form, involves the intense love and worship of a particular form of the goddess. McDaniel traces these strands through Bengali culture and explores how they are interwoven with each other as well as with other forms of Hinduism. She also discusses how these practices have been reinterpreted in the West, where goddess worship has gained the values of sexual freedom and psychological healing, but lost its emphases on devotion and asceticism. Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls takes the reader inside the lives of practicing Shaktas, including holy women, hymn singers, philosophers, visionaries, gurus, ascetics, healers, musicians, and businessmen, and offers vivid descriptions of their rituals, practices, and daily lives. Drawing on years of fieldwork and extensive research, McDaniel paints a rich, expansive portrait of this fascinating religious tradition.

Library Of Congress Catalogs

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Author : Library of Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970

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