Nine nights of power

• Titel: Nine nights of power
• Titelzusatz: durga, dolls, and darbars
• Mitwirkende: Hüsken, Ute [HerausgeberIn]
• Mitwirkende: Narayanan, Vasudha [HerausgeberIn]
• Mitwirkende: Zotter, Astrid [HerausgeberIn]
• Verf.angabe: edited by Ute Hüsken, Vasudha Narayanan, Astrid Zotter (eds.)
• Verlagsort: Albany
• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Jahr: 2021
• Umfang: 1 online resource (310 pages)
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: SUNY series in Hindu studies
• Fussnoten: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-8408-2
• Schlagwörter: (p)Durga / (s)Navaratri / (s)Religiöses Leben / (s)Geschlechterforschung
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Dokumenttyp: Aufsatzsammlung
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Nine nights of power. - Albany : SUNY Press, 2021. - 1 volume
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Nine nights of power. - New York : State University of New York Press, 2021. - 294 Seiten
• Sach-SW: Electronic books
• K10plus-PPN: 1769419691

Abstract

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.

Abstract

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.