The Play of the Gods. Locality, Ideology, Structure, and Time in the Festivals of a Bengali Town

by Akos Ostor

A$24 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

Chicago. University of Chicago Press. 1980. Map, 241pp, appendices, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, very good in little worn dustjacket. Looks at two ritual festivals in particular - the Durgapuja, in honour of the goddess Durga and gajan, in honour of the Lord Siva. These are the longest, most popular and..... More

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