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Article: Ritual worship of the great goddess: the liturgy of the Durga Puja with interpretations.(Religion)(Book Review)
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- Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
- Article date:
- June 1, 2004
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RODRIGUES, HILLARY PETER. Ritual worship of the great goddess: the liturgy of the Durga Puja with interpretations. xvi, 417 pp., illus., bibliogr. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2003. $71.50 (cloth), $23.95 (paper)
This book focuses on the rituals performed in the course of devi worship during the festival of Durga Puja in northern India and Nepal. Unsurprisingly, the translation of the liturgy testifies to the wide range of sources that come together in these rituals: thus vedic and puranic sources are complemented by elements from the devotionalist tradition and tantric symbolism. Furthermore, like other complex rituals, the text of the liturgy draws on multiple levels ...