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Exploring the folk religion of India and the role of girls and women within it, author June McDaniel focuses on the brata (vrata) ritual in which moral lessons are taught and goddesses are revealed. Bratas are performed to gain such goals as a healthy family, a good husband, and a happy life. They are also performed so that the performers (bratinis) develop such virtues as devotion, humility, and compassion.This book presents data from fieldwork, along with brata stories, songs, poems, and ritual activities. It discusses Bengali folk religion, offers an example of ritual worship in folk Hinduism, and surveys a variety of bratas. The author analyzes the similarities and differences among these rituals in low-caste village life and in high-caste Hindu tradition, and notes that the development of these rituals involves a form of continuing divine revelation with women as the primary transmitters. Bratas act to maintain traditional Hindu values, but also emphasize the power of women, whose virtues can save their husbands from hell worlds and their families from disasters.

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Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
0791455661
ISBN-13
9780791455661
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2255480

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Book Title
Making Virtuous Daughters and Wives : An Introduction to Women's Brata Rituals in Bengali Folk Religion
Author
June Mcdaniel
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Hinduism / General, General, Eastern, Women's Studies
Publication Year
2002
Genre
True Crime, Religion, Social Science
Number of Pages
143 Pages

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Item Length
9.4in
Item Width
5.9in
Weight
8 Oz
Item Weight
8 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Bl1237.78.M32 2002
Publication Date
2002-11-07
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Notes on Spelling, Transliteration, and Pronunciation Introduction 1. Folk Hinduism in West Bengal 2. The Folk Goddess Tushu, Her Festival, Songs, and Brata 3. What Is a Brata? 4. Some Bengali Bratas to Goddesses 5. Other Bratas: Women, Nature, Gods, and Magic 6. Brahmanical Bratas: The Rituals for Men 7. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2002-030542
Dewey Decimal
294.5/38
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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