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Making virtuous daughters and wives : an introduction to women's Brata rituals in Bengali folk religion /
"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....
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New York :
State University of New York Press,
©2003.
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Table of Contents:
- Making Virtuous Daughters and Wives
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Spelling, Transliteration, and Pronunciation
- Introduction
- 1. Folk Hinduism in West Bengal
- 2. The Folk Goddess Tushu, Her Festival, Songs, and Brata
- 3. What Is a Brata?
- 4. Some Bengali Bratas to Goddesses
- 5. Other Bratas: Women, Nature, Gods, and Magic
- 6. Brahmanical Bratas: The Rituals for Men
- 7. Conclusion
- Notes
- Chapter 1. Folk Hinduism in West Bengal
- Chapter 2. The Folk Goddess Tushu, Her Festival, Songs, and Brata
- Chapter 3. What Is a Brata?
- Chapter 4. Some Bengali Bratas to GoddessesChapter 5. Other Bratas: Women, Nature, Gods, and Magic
- Chapter 6. Brahmanical Bratas: The Rituals for Men
- Chapter 7. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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