| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 131 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-127) and index. |
| Contents |
""Making Virtuous Daughters and Wives""; ""Contents""; ""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""; ""Chapter 1. Folk Hinduism in West Bengal""; ""Chapter 2. The Folk Goddess Tushu, Her Festival, Songs, and Brata""; ""Chapter 3. What Is a Brata?"" |
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""Chapter 4. Some Bengali Bratas to Goddesses""""Chapter 5. Other Bratas: Women, Nature, Gods, and Magic""; ""Chapter 6. Brahmanical Bratas: The Rituals for Men""; ""Chapter 7. Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""G""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Vratas.
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Vratas. |
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Hinduism -- Rituals.
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Hinduism -- Rituals. |
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Bengali (South Asian people) -- Folklore.
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Bengali (South Asian people) |
| Genre/Form |
Folklore.
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| Subject |
Folklore -- India -- West Bengal.
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Folklore. |
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India -- West Bengal. |
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Hindu women -- Religious life -- India -- West Bengal.
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Hindu women -- Religious life. |
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West Bengal (India) -- Religious life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McDaniel, June. Making virtuous daughters and wives. New York : State University of New York Press, ©2003 0791455653 0791455661 (DLC) 2002030542 (OCoLC)50477228 |
| ISBN |
1417508604 (electronic book) |
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9781417508600 (electronic book) |
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0791455653 |
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9780791455654 |
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0791455661 |
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9780791455661 |
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9780791487655 |
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0791487652 |
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