Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 241 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9783948791605
Series Statement:
Ethno-indology : Heidelberg studies in South Asian rituals volume16
Content:
In Tamil Nadu, the nine-night autumnal Navarātri festival can be viewed as a celebration of feminine powers in association with the goddess. This book explores Navarātri as it is celebrated in the South Indian temple town of Kanchipuram. It investigates the local mythologies of the goddess, two temple celebrations, and the domestic ritual practice known as kolu (doll displays). The author highlights three intersecting themes: namely the play of the goddess in myth and ritual, the religious agency and images of women and the divine feminine, and notions of playfulness in Navarātri rituals; as articulated in creativity, aesthetics, competition, and dramatic expressions.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783948791599
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Ilkama, Ina Marie Lunde, 1984 - The play of the feminine Heidelberg : HASP, Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing, 2023 ISBN 9783948791599
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3948791597
Language:
English
Keywords:
Südasien
;
Göttin
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Navaratri
;
Ritual
;
Frau
URN:
urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-hasp-1167-9
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