The Play of the Gods: Locality, Ideology, Structure, and Time in the Festivals of a Bengali Town
- ISBN-10
- 8180280136
- ISBN-13
- 9788180280139
- Category
- Bishnupur (India)
- Pages
- 294
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Orient Blackswan
- Author
- Ákos Östör
Description
A New Expanded And Illustrated Edition Of The Work First Published In 1980. Relates Two Festivals-Durgapuja In Some Of Goddess Durga, And Gajan In Honour Of Lord Siva. Presents An Inside New Of Society And Is The Only Complete Ethnographic Account Of A Major Ritual Cycle In India. 4 Chapters And 4 Appendices.
