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Ritual Worship of the Great Goddess

The Liturgy of the Durgā Pūjā with Interpretations

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

AvHillary P. Rodrigues,Hillary P. (University of Lethbridge) Rodrigues

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A first-hand description of the Durga Puja, the Hinda celebration of the Great Goddess.During a nine-day period every autumn, Hindus in India and throughout the world worship the Great Goddess, Durgā—the formidable deity who is loved like a mother. One of the most dramatic and popular of these celebrations is the Durgā Pūjā, a rite noted for its visual pageantry, ritual complexity, and communal participation. In this book, Hillary Peter Rodrigues describes the Bengali style of Durgā Pūjā practiced in the sacred city of Banaras from beginning to end. A romanization of the Sanskrit litany is included along with an English translation.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 Durgā Pūjā 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2003-03-19
Mått226 x 150 x 27 mm
Vikt653 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series, McGill Studies in the History of Religions, A Series Devoted to International Scholarship
Antal sidor433
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780791454008

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Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations A Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation 1: Introduction Genesis of this StudyThe Durga Puja PART I: CONTEXT AND OVERVIEW 2: The Setting Which Navaratra?Which Goddess?Which Durga Puja?Durga Puja in BengalDurga Puja in BanarasBengali Brahmanas in BanarasThe Ritual Performer (Purohita)The AudienceRitual ManualsEnglish Literature on the Durga PujaThis Description of the Durga Puja 3: Overview of the Durga Puja General Comments on PujaOverview of the Ritual PART II: DESCRIPTION OF THE DURGA PUJA 4: The Durga Puja 4.1: Preliminaries4.2: Bodhana4.3: Adhivasa 4.4: Saptami 4.5: Mahastami4.6: Sandhi Puja 4.7: Mahanavami 4.8: Vijaya Dasami PART III: INTERPRETATIONS 5: The Nature of Puja 6: The Nature of the Great Goddess Gynomorphic Forms of the GoddessYantric Forms of the DeviThe Devi as Elemental SubstancesThe Devi as Life Forms 7: Functions of the Durga Puja Cosmic RejuvenationEmpowerment: Personal, Sovereign, Communal, Political, EconomicControlled FertilityReligious Ritual as Illustrated by the Durga Puja Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

"…[a] significant analytic overview of an important ritual's layered meanings … this book is a critical reference work on the subject of Durgā pūjā and promises to be a useful resource for anyone interested in further study." — International Journal of Hindu Studies"As a study of the liturgy, this book is certainly meticulously researched, and the author takes great care to explain the various elements on the basis of readings of the available printed sources and to incorporate countless examples of stories, myths, and everyday references." — The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute"This book fills a niche. There is no complete translation and step-by-step presentation of the Durga Puja. The Durga Puja is a topic which is significant not only for the study of Hindu goddesses, but also for all kinds of Hindu puja and for ritual studies in general." —Kathleen M. Erndl, coeditor of Is the Goddess a Feminist?: The Politics of South Asian Goddesses"The textual detail of the puja and its analysis is detailed, nuanced, and compelling. The descriptive material on the social, narrative, aesthetic, and performative dimensions is also well done. This will be the book on Durga Puja." — Paul B. Courtright, coeditor of From the Margins of Hindu Marriage