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About the Book: Nine Nights Of The Goddess: The Navaratri Festival In South Asia
Nine Nights of the Goddess explores the festival of Navaratri—alternatively
called Navaratra, Mahanavami, Durga Puja, Dasara and/or Dassain—which lasts for
nine nights and ends with a celebration called Vijayadashami or 'the tenth (day)
of victory. Celebrated in both massive public venues and in small, private
domestic spaces, Navaratri is one of the most important and ubiquitous festivals
in South Asia and wherever South Asians have settled. These festivals share many
elements, including the goddess, royal power, the killing of demons and the
worship of young girls and married women, but their interpretation and
performance
ISBN-13
9789388292160
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Aleph Book Company
Publishing Date
2018
Product Edition
1
Total Pages
374
Nine Nights Of The Goddess : The Navaratri Festival In South Asia
About the Book: Nine Nights Of The Goddess: The Navaratri Festival In South Asia
Nine Nights of the Goddess explores the festival of Navaratri—alternatively
called Navaratra, Mahanavami, Durga Puja, Dasara and/or Dassain—which lasts for
nine nights and ends with a celebration called Vijayadashami or 'the tenth (day)
of victory. Celebrated in both massive public venues and in small, private
domestic spaces, Navaratri is one of the most important and ubiquitous festivals
in South Asia and wherever South Asians have settled. These festivals share many
elements, including the goddess, royal power, the killing of demons and the
worship of young girls and married women, but their interpretation and
performance