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050 00 $aBL1225.D82$bR63 2003
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100 1 $aRodrigues, Hillary,$d1953-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90629975
245 10 $aRitual worship of the great goddess :$bthe liturgy of the Durgā Pūjā with interpretations /$cHillary Peter Rodrigues.
260 $aAlbany :$bState University of New York Press,$c2003.
263 $a0211
300 $axvi, 417 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aMcGill studies in the history of religions
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 363-384) and index.
505 00 $tA Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation -- $gCh. 1.$tIntroduction -- $gPt. I.$tContext and Overview -- $gCh. 2.$tThe Setting -- $gCh. 3.$tOverview of the Durga Puja -- $gPt. II.$tDescription of the Durga Puja -- $gCh. 4.$tThe Durga Puja -- $gPt. III.$tInterpretations -- $gCh. 5.$tThe Nature of Puja -- $gCh. 6.$tThe Nature of the Great Goddess -- $gCh. 7.$tFunctions of the Durga Puja.
520 1 $a"During a nine-day period every autumn, Hindus in India and throughout the world worship the Great Goddess, Durga - the formidable deity who is loved like a mother. One of the most dramatic and popular of these celebrations is the Durga Puja, a rite noted for its visual pageantry, ritual complexity, and communal participation. In this book, Hillary Peter Rodrigues describes the Bengali style of Durga Puja practiced in the sacred city of Banaras from beginning to end.
520 8 $aA romanization of the Sanskrit litany is included along with an English translation.".
520 8 $a"In addition to the liturgical description, Rodrigues provides information on the rite's component elements and mythic aspects. There are interpretive sections on puja, the Great Goddess, women's roles in the ritual, and the socio-cultural functions of the ritual. Rodrigues maintains that the Durga Puja is a rite of cosmic rejuvenation, of empowerment at both the personal and social levels, and a rite that orchestrates manifestations of the feminine, both Divine and human."--BOOK JACKET.
600 00 $aDurgā$c(Hindu deity)$xCult.
650 0 $aDurgā-pūjā (Hindu festival)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040044
830 0 $aMcGill studies in the history of religions.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86701085
852 00 $bsasi$hBL1225.D82$iR63 2003