Splendour of Worship : Women's Fasts, Rituals, Stories and Art

Tiwari, Laxmi G.

Manohar Publishers and Distributors（2025/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 154 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9788185054940

Full Description

It is difficult to capture the flavor of Indian daily life without experiencing the richness of the traditions which permeate people's lives. Daily worship of household deities, local shrines, the tulsi plant, mother earth, the rising sun, God's names, ceremonies of the human life cycle, festivals of the Hindu year, pilgrimages, visiting sadhus and folk theater, keep life varied and colorful and raise spirits despite a physically hard existence. This book, informed by actual fieldwork, contains folk stories that are an inseparable part of Hindu feasts and festivals. Festivals studied are those which are celebrated solely or mainly by women and in which stories and paintings are important.

Contents

List of Illustrations viii
Acknowledgement ix
Introduction 1
I Worship of Jagannath (Jagdish Swami) 21
II Baragadahi (Savitiri Puja) 30
III Tij 34
IV Nag Pancami 37
V Bahura Cauth 43
VI Harachath 47
VII Avai Athai 60
VIII Ciraiya Gaur 65
IX Gobardhan 70
X Bhaiya Duj 74
XI Karva Cauth 89
XII Badi Ekadasi 100
XIII Sakath 103
XIV Sitali Astami 123
Glossary 132
Bibliography 137
Index of Tales Types 140
Index of Motifs 141