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Ritual worship of the great goddess : the liturgy of the Durgā Pūjā with interpretations /
"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 comple...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany, NY :
State University of New York Press,
©2003.
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| Colección: | McGill studies in the history of religions.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation
- Ch. 1 Introduction
- pt. I Context and Overview
- Ch. 2 Setting
- Ch. 3 Overview of the Durga Puja
- pt. II Description of the Durga Puja
- Ch. 4 Durga Puja
- pt. III Interpretations
- Ch. 5 Nature of Puja
- Ch. 6 Nature of the Great Goddess
- Ch. 7 Functions of the Durga Puja.