Fruits of Worship: Practical Religion in BengalThe Center Of Attention Is The Religious Life Of Ordinary People In Rural Bengal, Bengali Attachment To Goddesses, The Religious Treatment Of The Calamities And The Analysis Of Myths, Both Historically And Structurally. A Uniquely Complete Picture Of The World Implicit In The Culture Of The Villages Of The Bengal Delta. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Vaiṣṇavism and Islām in Rural Bengal | 28 |
Understanding a Hindu Temple in Bengal | 47 |
The Village Mother in Bengal | 62 |
Candi | 78 |
The Goddess Śītalā and Epidemic Smallpox in Bengal | 166 |
The Transmission | 192 |
End Notes | 212 |
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Common terms and phrases
agricultural Anthropology anti-gods appears asuras Baiṣṇabs Bardhaman Bengali Hindu Bhaṭṭācārya body Brahmā Brahman Burdwan Caitra Calcutta called Candi Candika carita caste census Chapter culture cycle death deities delta Dhanvantari disease divine Durga Durgā pūjā Dvija earth eighteenth century epidemic Fever Demon goddess gods golden pot high-caste Hindu Hinduism Hooghly important India Indra infection inoculation Islām Jagannath Jāgāti Jvarā Jvarāsur Kālī Kayastha Kelomal killing King kingdom known Kṛṣṇa Lava-Kuśa Lunar Magha Mahishyas Manasā manuscript māyā Midnapur Midnapur District Mother Munipur Muslim myth narrative nineteenth century Niśumbha Nityananda offering Olābibi Pālā Payār performance person Phalguna population pulses pustules Radhanagar Rājā Rāma religion religious rites ritual rivers rural Bengal sage Śakti Samkrānti Sanskrit season Shitala Sītā Śītalā Sitală Mangal Śiva smallpox social society Śrī Śumbha symbolic Tamluk transmission tulasi University Vaishnava Vaiṣṇava verses versions village Vishnu Vrata West Bengal western Bengal woman worship