Nine Nights of Power : Durga, Dolls, and Darbars /

Explores the rich diversity of narratives, rituals, and participants connected with one of the most important celebrations for Hindus in South Asia and in the diaspora.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hüsken, Ute, Narayanan, Vasudha, Zotter, Astrid
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2021.
Colección:SUNY series in Hindu studies.
Temas:
Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival)
Durgā-pūjā.
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Nine Nights of Power: Durgā, Dolls, and Darbārs-An Introduction
  • Navarātri as Agent of Renewal and Transformation
  • Propriety versus Creativity in Navarātri
  • Gendered Identities in Navarātri
  • Navarātri as Instrument of Power
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Navarātri as Agent of Renewal and Transformation
  • 1 Ritual of Revitalization: The Transformative Power of the Durgā Pūjā
  • Introduction
  • General Comments on Pūjā
  • Communal Revitalization
  • Personal Empowerment and Transformation
  • Cosmic Renewal and Rejuvenation
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Notes
  • References
  • 2 Straddling the Sacred and the Secular: Presence and Absence of the Goddess in Contemporary Garbo, the Navarātri Dance of Gujarat
  • Introduction
  • Garbo in the Traditional Religious Context
  • Innovations in Garbā in the Colonial and Postindependence Eras
  • Contemporary Manifestations of Garbā
  • Professionally Organized Garbā
  • Organized Neighborhood Garbā
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Propriety versus Creativity in Navarātri
  • 3 Can Didi Truly Become Durgā?: The Riddle of the Two Goddesses
  • Introduction: Political Deification
  • Durgā Pūjā and the Network of Political Patronage
  • The Case of the Communist Asura
  • The Case of the Minister Goddess
  • Twin Goddesses of Bengal
  • Conclusion: Necessary Disavowals
  • Notes
  • References
  • 4 Limits of Creativity: Kolu in Brahmin Vaisnava Households in Kāñcipuram
  • Navarātri in Brahmin Vaisnava Settings
  • Kolu and Brahmin Temple Priests
  • Life-Sized Dolls
  • Sundararajan's Family Tradition
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Gendered Identities in Navarātri
  • 5 Navarātri as a Festival of Hanumān and Male Asceticism
  • Gendering a Hanumān-Centric Navarātri
  • Restoring Hindu Masculinity
  • Cultures of Masculinized Devotion.
  • Navarātri in Sālāsar: Hanumān Celebrated as an Ascetic
  • Ascetic Masculinity on the Road
  • Navarātri in Pānīpat: Hanumān as the Ideal Modern Man
  • Hanumān Embodied in Rāmlīlā
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 6 Going Home for Navarātri: Negotiating Caste, Class, and Gender between Rural and Urban Rajasthan
  • Class, Caste, and Religion
  • Class, Caste, and Gender in Pulan
  • Celebrating Navarātri in Pulan
  • Celebrating Navarātri in the Village
  • Conclusions about Comfort
  • Notes
  • References
  • 7 Female Agency during Tamil Navarātri
  • Domestic Navarātri
  • Ms. Madhumita's Kolu
  • Making the Domestic Public
  • Newly Started Kolus
  • Kolu Rituals
  • Transmission of Female Knowledge
  • Prosperity and Auspiciousness
  • Where Are the Men?
  • Navarātri in Kāñcipuram Temples
  • Navarātri in the Patavēttamman Temple
  • Navaratri as Women's Festival
  • Notes
  • References
  • Navarātri as Instrument of Power
  • 8 Who Kills the Buffalo?: Authority and Agency in the Ritual Logistics of the Nepalese Dasaĩ Festival
  • Introduction
  • The Social Life of the Water Buffalo
  • Dasaĩ and Buffalo Sacrifice in Nepal
  • Procuring Buffaloes: Forced Participation
  • Sacrificing Buffaloes: Staging the Warrior
  • Partitioning Buffaloes: Blood, Meat, and Hierarchies
  • Reappropriating Buffaloes: Countering State Perspectives
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 9 Domains of Dasara: Reflections on the Struggle for Significance in Contemporary Mysore
  • Performing the Past: Mahānavami and Dasara in Vijayanagara and Wodeyar Mysore
  • Contemporary Contestation: The Movements of Dasara (as Observed in 2013)
  • Temple Ritual Cycle
  • Palace Ritual Cycle
  • The Goddess, the King, and Politicians in the Contemporary Dasara Procession
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References.
  • 10 The Ups and Downs of Competing Power Rituals: Dasarā and Durgā Pūjā in a Former Princely State of Odisha
  • Introduction
  • Dasarā in the Fort: A Sacrificial Polity after Merger
  • Outline of the Rituals and Sacrificial Polity
  • Declining Palace Rituals and the Increasingly Popular Worship of Kant Debī?
  • Durgā Pūjā in the Market
  • Outlining the Pūjā
  • History, Organization, and Sponsorship of Durgā Pūjā in Bonaigarh
  • A Temporary Down and a Novelty: Durgā Pūjā 2016
  • A Third Player: RSS and the Worship of Durgā
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Contributors
  • Index.

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