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035			_a(OCoLC)ocn822227041
035			_a(OCoLC)822227041
037			_bLibrary of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
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050	0	0	_aBL1239.82.D87 _bN53 2013
082	0	4	_a294.536 NIC _223
100	1		_aNicholas, Ralph W.
245	1	0	_aNight of the gods : _bDurgā pūjā and the legitimation of power in rural Bengal / _cRalph W. Nicholas.
260			_aNew Delhi : _bPublished by Orient Blackswan and RCS Publishers, Delhi, _c2013.
300			_axiii, 216 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [204]-209) and index.
505			_aOverview: Durga Puja is the most visible annual event in West Bengal. This ethnographic account shows that Durga Puja in the countryside was a very different event from the modern version of the puja, one that symbolized legitimacy and counterposed generous redistribution against the ruthless collection of revenues. The offerings and sacrifices that were integral to the traditional pujas provided communion for the landholding families as well as their dependents in the community. Among the many features of the puja that are peculiar to Bengal is the notion that autumn is the night of the gods when worship is ‘untimely, that spring is the proper time for the observance.
650		0	_aDurgā-pūjā (Hindu festival) _zIndia _zWest Bengal.
650		0	_aFasts and feasts _zIndia _zWest Bengal.
650		0	_aFasts and feasts _xHinduism.
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