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Rachel Fell McDermott

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Annually during the months of autumn, Bengal hosts three interlinked festivals to honour its most important goddesses: Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri. This book recounts the history of these festivals and their revelry, rivalry, and nostalgic power.

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2015

Casa editrice:

Columbia University Press

Lingua:

english

ISBN 10:

023152787X

ISBN 13:

9780231527873

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EPUB, 27.26 MB

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english, 2015

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