Nine Nights of Power :: Durga, Dolls, and Darbars /
Explores the rich diversity of narratives, rituals, and participants connected with one of the most important celebrations for Hindus in South Asia and in the diaspora.
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| Summary: | Explores the rich diversity of narratives, rituals, and participants connected with one of the most important celebrations for Hindus in South Asia and in the diaspora. |
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| contents | Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Nine Nights of Power: Durgā, Dolls, and Darbārs-An Introduction -- Navarātri as Agent of Renewal and Transformation -- Propriety versus Creativity in Navarātri -- Gendered Identities in Navarātri -- Navarātri as Instrument of Power -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Navarātri as Agent of Renewal and Transformation -- 1 Ritual of Revitalization: The Transformative Power of the Durgā Pūjā -- Introduction -- General Comments on Pūjā -- Communal Revitalization -- Personal Empowerment and Transformation -- Cosmic Renewal and Rejuvenation -- Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- References -- 2 Straddling the Sacred and the Secular: Presence and Absence of the Goddess in Contemporary Garbo, the Navarātri Dance of Gujarat -- Introduction -- Garbo in the Traditional Religious Context -- Innovations in Garbā in the Colonial and Postindependence Eras -- Contemporary Manifestations of Garbā -- Professionally Organized Garbā -- Organized Neighborhood Garbā -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Propriety versus Creativity in Navarātri -- 3 Can Didi Truly Become Durgā?: The Riddle of the Two Goddesses -- Introduction: Political Deification -- Durgā Pūjā and the Network of Political Patronage -- The Case of the Communist Asura -- The Case of the Minister Goddess -- Twin Goddesses of Bengal -- Conclusion: Necessary Disavowals -- Notes -- References -- 4 Limits of Creativity: Kolu in Brahmin Vaisnava Households in Kāñcipuram -- Navarātri in Brahmin Vaisnava Settings -- Kolu and Brahmin Temple Priests -- Life-Sized Dolls -- Sundararajan's Family Tradition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Gendered Identities in Navarātri -- 5 Navarātri as a Festival of Hanumān and Male Asceticism -- Gendering a Hanumān-Centric Navarātri -- Restoring Hindu Masculinity -- Cultures of Masculinized Devotion. Navarātri in Sālāsar: Hanumān Celebrated as an Ascetic -- Ascetic Masculinity on the Road -- Navarātri in Pānīpat: Hanumān as the Ideal Modern Man -- Hanumān Embodied in Rāmlīlā -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6 Going Home for Navarātri: Negotiating Caste, Class, and Gender between Rural and Urban Rajasthan -- Class, Caste, and Religion -- Class, Caste, and Gender in Pulan -- Celebrating Navarātri in Pulan -- Celebrating Navarātri in the Village -- Conclusions about Comfort -- Notes -- References -- 7 Female Agency during Tamil Navarātri -- Domestic Navarātri -- Ms. Madhumita's Kolu -- Making the Domestic Public -- Newly Started Kolus -- Kolu Rituals -- Transmission of Female Knowledge -- Prosperity and Auspiciousness -- Where Are the Men? -- Navarātri in Kāñcipuram Temples -- Navarātri in the Patavēttamman Temple -- Navaratri as Women's Festival -- Notes -- References -- Navarātri as Instrument of Power -- 8 Who Kills the Buffalo?: Authority and Agency in the Ritual Logistics of the Nepalese Dasaĩ Festival -- Introduction -- The Social Life of the Water Buffalo -- Dasaĩ and Buffalo Sacrifice in Nepal -- Procuring Buffaloes: Forced Participation -- Sacrificing Buffaloes: Staging the Warrior -- Partitioning Buffaloes: Blood, Meat, and Hierarchies -- Reappropriating Buffaloes: Countering State Perspectives -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 9 Domains of Dasara: Reflections on the Struggle for Significance in Contemporary Mysore -- Performing the Past: Mahānavami and Dasara in Vijayanagara and Wodeyar Mysore -- Contemporary Contestation: The Movements of Dasara (as Observed in 2013) -- Temple Ritual Cycle -- Palace Ritual Cycle -- The Goddess, the King, and Politicians in the Contemporary Dasara Procession -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References. 10 The Ups and Downs of Competing Power Rituals: Dasarā and Durgā Pūjā in a Former Princely State of Odisha -- Introduction -- Dasarā in the Fort: A Sacrificial Polity after Merger -- Outline of the Rituals and Sacrificial Polity -- Declining Palace Rituals and the Increasingly Popular Worship of Kant Debī? -- Durgā Pūjā in the Market -- Outlining the Pūjā -- History, Organization, and Sponsorship of Durgā Pūjā in Bonaigarh -- A Temporary Down and a Novelty: Durgā Pūjā 2016 -- A Third Player: RSS and the Worship of Durgā -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index. |
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| spelling | Nine Nights of Power : Durga, Dolls, and Darbars / edited by Ute Hüsken, Vasudha Narayanan and Astrid Zotter. Albany : State University of New York Press, 2021. 1 online resource (310 p.). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier SUNY Series in Hindu Studies Explores the rich diversity of narratives, rituals, and participants connected with one of the most important celebrations for Hindus in South Asia and in the diaspora. Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Nine Nights of Power: Durgā, Dolls, and Darbārs-An Introduction -- Navarātri as Agent of Renewal and Transformation -- Propriety versus Creativity in Navarātri -- Gendered Identities in Navarātri -- Navarātri as Instrument of Power -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Navarātri as Agent of Renewal and Transformation -- 1 Ritual of Revitalization: The Transformative Power of the Durgā Pūjā -- Introduction -- General Comments on Pūjā -- Communal Revitalization -- Personal Empowerment and Transformation -- Cosmic Renewal and Rejuvenation -- Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- References -- 2 Straddling the Sacred and the Secular: Presence and Absence of the Goddess in Contemporary Garbo, the Navarātri Dance of Gujarat -- Introduction -- Garbo in the Traditional Religious Context -- Innovations in Garbā in the Colonial and Postindependence Eras -- Contemporary Manifestations of Garbā -- Professionally Organized Garbā -- Organized Neighborhood Garbā -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Propriety versus Creativity in Navarātri -- 3 Can Didi Truly Become Durgā?: The Riddle of the Two Goddesses -- Introduction: Political Deification -- Durgā Pūjā and the Network of Political Patronage -- The Case of the Communist Asura -- The Case of the Minister Goddess -- Twin Goddesses of Bengal -- Conclusion: Necessary Disavowals -- Notes -- References -- 4 Limits of Creativity: Kolu in Brahmin Vaisnava Households in Kāñcipuram -- Navarātri in Brahmin Vaisnava Settings -- Kolu and Brahmin Temple Priests -- Life-Sized Dolls -- Sundararajan's Family Tradition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Gendered Identities in Navarātri -- 5 Navarātri as a Festival of Hanumān and Male Asceticism -- Gendering a Hanumān-Centric Navarātri -- Restoring Hindu Masculinity -- Cultures of Masculinized Devotion. Navarātri in Sālāsar: Hanumān Celebrated as an Ascetic -- Ascetic Masculinity on the Road -- Navarātri in Pānīpat: Hanumān as the Ideal Modern Man -- Hanumān Embodied in Rāmlīlā -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6 Going Home for Navarātri: Negotiating Caste, Class, and Gender between Rural and Urban Rajasthan -- Class, Caste, and Religion -- Class, Caste, and Gender in Pulan -- Celebrating Navarātri in Pulan -- Celebrating Navarātri in the Village -- Conclusions about Comfort -- Notes -- References -- 7 Female Agency during Tamil Navarātri -- Domestic Navarātri -- Ms. Madhumita's Kolu -- Making the Domestic Public -- Newly Started Kolus -- Kolu Rituals -- Transmission of Female Knowledge -- Prosperity and Auspiciousness -- Where Are the Men? -- Navarātri in Kāñcipuram Temples -- Navarātri in the Patavēttamman Temple -- Navaratri as Women's Festival -- Notes -- References -- Navarātri as Instrument of Power -- 8 Who Kills the Buffalo?: Authority and Agency in the Ritual Logistics of the Nepalese Dasaĩ Festival -- Introduction -- The Social Life of the Water Buffalo -- Dasaĩ and Buffalo Sacrifice in Nepal -- Procuring Buffaloes: Forced Participation -- Sacrificing Buffaloes: Staging the Warrior -- Partitioning Buffaloes: Blood, Meat, and Hierarchies -- Reappropriating Buffaloes: Countering State Perspectives -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 9 Domains of Dasara: Reflections on the Struggle for Significance in Contemporary Mysore -- Performing the Past: Mahānavami and Dasara in Vijayanagara and Wodeyar Mysore -- Contemporary Contestation: The Movements of Dasara (as Observed in 2013) -- Temple Ritual Cycle -- Palace Ritual Cycle -- The Goddess, the King, and Politicians in the Contemporary Dasara Procession -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References. 10 The Ups and Downs of Competing Power Rituals: Dasarā and Durgā Pūjā in a Former Princely State of Odisha -- Introduction -- Dasarā in the Fort: A Sacrificial Polity after Merger -- Outline of the Rituals and Sacrificial Polity -- Declining Palace Rituals and the Increasingly Popular Worship of Kant Debī? -- Durgā Pūjā in the Market -- Outlining the Pūjā -- History, Organization, and Sponsorship of Durgā Pūjā in Bonaigarh -- A Temporary Down and a Novelty: Durgā Pūjā 2016 -- A Third Player: RSS and the Worship of Durgā -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index. Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040044 Durgā-pūjā. HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia. bisacsh Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival) fast proceedings (reports) aat Conference papers and proceedings fast Conference papers and proceedings. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026068 Actes de congrès. rvmgf Hüsken, Ute. Narayanan, Vasudha. Zotter, Astrid. has work: Nine Nights of Power (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGKCM4WGJjjDG67FktCPHy https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Hüsken, Ute Nine Nights of Power Albany : State University of New York Press,c2021 9781438484075 SUNY series in Hindu studies. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88505841 |
| spellingShingle | Nine Nights of Power : Durga, Dolls, and Darbars / SUNY series in Hindu studies. Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Nine Nights of Power: Durgā, Dolls, and Darbārs-An Introduction -- Navarātri as Agent of Renewal and Transformation -- Propriety versus Creativity in Navarātri -- Gendered Identities in Navarātri -- Navarātri as Instrument of Power -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Navarātri as Agent of Renewal and Transformation -- 1 Ritual of Revitalization: The Transformative Power of the Durgā Pūjā -- Introduction -- General Comments on Pūjā -- Communal Revitalization -- Personal Empowerment and Transformation -- Cosmic Renewal and Rejuvenation -- Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- References -- 2 Straddling the Sacred and the Secular: Presence and Absence of the Goddess in Contemporary Garbo, the Navarātri Dance of Gujarat -- Introduction -- Garbo in the Traditional Religious Context -- Innovations in Garbā in the Colonial and Postindependence Eras -- Contemporary Manifestations of Garbā -- Professionally Organized Garbā -- Organized Neighborhood Garbā -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Propriety versus Creativity in Navarātri -- 3 Can Didi Truly Become Durgā?: The Riddle of the Two Goddesses -- Introduction: Political Deification -- Durgā Pūjā and the Network of Political Patronage -- The Case of the Communist Asura -- The Case of the Minister Goddess -- Twin Goddesses of Bengal -- Conclusion: Necessary Disavowals -- Notes -- References -- 4 Limits of Creativity: Kolu in Brahmin Vaisnava Households in Kāñcipuram -- Navarātri in Brahmin Vaisnava Settings -- Kolu and Brahmin Temple Priests -- Life-Sized Dolls -- Sundararajan's Family Tradition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Gendered Identities in Navarātri -- 5 Navarātri as a Festival of Hanumān and Male Asceticism -- Gendering a Hanumān-Centric Navarātri -- Restoring Hindu Masculinity -- Cultures of Masculinized Devotion. Navarātri in Sālāsar: Hanumān Celebrated as an Ascetic -- Ascetic Masculinity on the Road -- Navarātri in Pānīpat: Hanumān as the Ideal Modern Man -- Hanumān Embodied in Rāmlīlā -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6 Going Home for Navarātri: Negotiating Caste, Class, and Gender between Rural and Urban Rajasthan -- Class, Caste, and Religion -- Class, Caste, and Gender in Pulan -- Celebrating Navarātri in Pulan -- Celebrating Navarātri in the Village -- Conclusions about Comfort -- Notes -- References -- 7 Female Agency during Tamil Navarātri -- Domestic Navarātri -- Ms. Madhumita's Kolu -- Making the Domestic Public -- Newly Started Kolus -- Kolu Rituals -- Transmission of Female Knowledge -- Prosperity and Auspiciousness -- Where Are the Men? -- Navarātri in Kāñcipuram Temples -- Navarātri in the Patavēttamman Temple -- Navaratri as Women's Festival -- Notes -- References -- Navarātri as Instrument of Power -- 8 Who Kills the Buffalo?: Authority and Agency in the Ritual Logistics of the Nepalese Dasaĩ Festival -- Introduction -- The Social Life of the Water Buffalo -- Dasaĩ and Buffalo Sacrifice in Nepal -- Procuring Buffaloes: Forced Participation -- Sacrificing Buffaloes: Staging the Warrior -- Partitioning Buffaloes: Blood, Meat, and Hierarchies -- Reappropriating Buffaloes: Countering State Perspectives -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 9 Domains of Dasara: Reflections on the Struggle for Significance in Contemporary Mysore -- Performing the Past: Mahānavami and Dasara in Vijayanagara and Wodeyar Mysore -- Contemporary Contestation: The Movements of Dasara (as Observed in 2013) -- Temple Ritual Cycle -- Palace Ritual Cycle -- The Goddess, the King, and Politicians in the Contemporary Dasara Procession -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References. 10 The Ups and Downs of Competing Power Rituals: Dasarā and Durgā Pūjā in a Former Princely State of Odisha -- Introduction -- Dasarā in the Fort: A Sacrificial Polity after Merger -- Outline of the Rituals and Sacrificial Polity -- Declining Palace Rituals and the Increasingly Popular Worship of Kant Debī? -- Durgā Pūjā in the Market -- Outlining the Pūjā -- History, Organization, and Sponsorship of Durgā Pūjā in Bonaigarh -- A Temporary Down and a Novelty: Durgā Pūjā 2016 -- A Third Player: RSS and the Worship of Durgā -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index. Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040044 Durgā-pūjā. HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia. bisacsh Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival) fast |
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