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Aspects of Folk Cults in South Bengal
Language: en
Pages: 144
Authors: Tushar K. Niyogi
Categories: Cults
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher: Calcutta : Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Department of Culture, Government of India

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Comprises three papers, Sacred complex of Panchananda cult : a study of the myths and the ritual, Study of the ritual structure of the Siva- Gajan, and Expressi
The Changing World of Caste and Hierarchy in Bengal
Language: en
Pages: 317
Authors: Sudarshana Bhaumik
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-08-26 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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This book challenges the prevalent assumptions of caste, hierarchy and social mobility in pre-colonial and colonial Bengal. It studies the writings of colonial
Engaging South Asian Religions
Language: en
Pages: 259
Authors: Mathew N. Schmalz
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-02 - Publisher: State University of New York Press

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Focusing on boundaries, appropriations, and resistances involved in Western engagements with South Asian religions, this edited volume considers both the pre- a
Tiger
Language: en
Pages: 196
Authors: Susie Green
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-09-15 - Publisher: Reaktion Books

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Smart, readable, and lushly illustrated, Tiger is a natural and cultural history of this potent and much-admired creature.
Renowned Goddess of Desire
Language: en
Pages: 313
Authors: Loriliai Biernacki
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-10-11 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Tantra is a family of rituals modeled on those of the Vedas and their attendant texts and lineages. These rituals typically involve the visualization of a deity
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