Guests at God's Wedding

Guests at God's Wedding
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 0791482561
ISBN-13 : 9780791482568
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Book Synopsis Guests at God's Wedding by : Tracy Pintchman

Download or read book Guests at God's Wedding written by Tracy Pintchman and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2005-08-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating look at the sacred Hindu month of Kartik (October–November) as it is celebrated in the city of Benares in North India highlights Kartik-related practices, stories, songs, and experiences particular to women. During Kartik, Hindu women living in and around Benares meet daily to enact a form of ritual worship, or puja, in which they raise the playful Hindu deity Krishna from childhood to adulthood throughout the month, ultimately marrying him to the plant-goddess Tulsi (Basil). Tracy Pintchman explores how women who perform Kartik puja understand and celebrate both Kartik and Krishna in ways that are linked to the desires, hopes, fears, and social realities characteristic of many Hindu women living in the rather conservative social milieu of this region.


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