Pilgrimage and Politics in Colonial Bengal
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Pilgrimage and Politics in Colonial Bengal
The Myth of the Goddess Sati
Ramos, Imma
Taylor & Francis Ltd
01/2023
138
Mole
Inglês
9781032476933
15 a 20 dias
260
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Contents
Introduction
A myth of dismemberment
Sati and her rise as a patriotic icon
The formation of Hindu identity: From cultural to revolutionary nationalism
Layout of the book
Chapter One
Kalighat souvenirs and the creation of Sati's iconography
Sati's place in the visual rhetoric of motherland
Sati's portrayal in Kalighat pilgrimage souvenirs
The invocation and reinvention of Sati
The romanticisation of martyrdom
Subverting Christian iconography
Shiva, asceticism and Bengali masculinity
Sati, suttee and the story of Padmini
The enduring power of Sati
Chapter Two
Kamakhya's erotic-apotropaic potency and the forging of sacred geography
Martial and maternal: Kamakhya's sculptures
The promotion of fertility and protection: Kamakhya's female archers
Subversive sexuality: The reception of Kamakhya during the colonial period
Colonial mapping versus sacred geography
Bengal's love affair with Kamakhya: Pilgrimage as a nationalist device
Chapter Three
Tantra's revolutionary potential: Tarapith and Bamakhepa's visualisation of Tara
Understanding Tara
Understanding Tantric ritual through Tara
Bamakhepa, Tantra and revolutionary potential
Terrifying and benevolent: Visions of Tara
The sweetening of death
Chapter Four
Contesting the colonial gaze: Image worship debates in nineteenth-century Bengal
Murtipuja, darshan and rituals of consecration
Ram Mohan Roy and the Brahmo Samaj movement
'Inconsistent with the moral order of the universe': The Reverend Hastie's views on murtipuja
The backlash: Bengali responses to Hastie
The Saligram idol case: Murti and artefact
The Attahas and Khirogram Pithas: The charisma of antique murtis
Conclusion
Epilogue
Reviving Sati's corpse: Mother India tours and Hindutva in the twenty-first century
Bibliography
Introduction
A myth of dismemberment
Sati and her rise as a patriotic icon
The formation of Hindu identity: From cultural to revolutionary nationalism
Layout of the book
Chapter One
Kalighat souvenirs and the creation of Sati's iconography
Sati's place in the visual rhetoric of motherland
Sati's portrayal in Kalighat pilgrimage souvenirs
The invocation and reinvention of Sati
The romanticisation of martyrdom
Subverting Christian iconography
Shiva, asceticism and Bengali masculinity
Sati, suttee and the story of Padmini
The enduring power of Sati
Chapter Two
Kamakhya's erotic-apotropaic potency and the forging of sacred geography
Martial and maternal: Kamakhya's sculptures
The promotion of fertility and protection: Kamakhya's female archers
Subversive sexuality: The reception of Kamakhya during the colonial period
Colonial mapping versus sacred geography
Bengal's love affair with Kamakhya: Pilgrimage as a nationalist device
Chapter Three
Tantra's revolutionary potential: Tarapith and Bamakhepa's visualisation of Tara
Understanding Tara
Understanding Tantric ritual through Tara
Bamakhepa, Tantra and revolutionary potential
Terrifying and benevolent: Visions of Tara
The sweetening of death
Chapter Four
Contesting the colonial gaze: Image worship debates in nineteenth-century Bengal
Murtipuja, darshan and rituals of consecration
Ram Mohan Roy and the Brahmo Samaj movement
'Inconsistent with the moral order of the universe': The Reverend Hastie's views on murtipuja
The backlash: Bengali responses to Hastie
The Saligram idol case: Murti and artefact
The Attahas and Khirogram Pithas: The charisma of antique murtis
Conclusion
Epilogue
Reviving Sati's corpse: Mother India tours and Hindutva in the twenty-first century
Bibliography
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Calcutta Art Studio;Shakti Pithas;pilgrimage;Bangiya Sahitya Parishad;pilgrims;Bengali Literati;art and religion;Pilgrimage Souvenirs;art and politics;Bhudev Mukhopadhyay;politics;Bande Mataram;religion;Sati's Body;India;Bengali Writers;Bengal;Bengali Nationalist;Bangladesh;Kamakhya Temple;Asia;Sati Myth;South Asia;Shakti Pitha;colonialism;Sati's Corpse;visual culture;Modern Hindu Identity;indigenous studies;Kalighat Paintings;indigenous people;Tantric Practices;literature;Author's Photograph;patriotism;India's Belly;subcontinent;Kalighat Temple;Sati;Devon Ke Dev Mahadev;goddess;Tantric Ritual;Hinduism;Goddess Kamakhya;sacred sites;Koch King;Patriotic Level
Contents
Introduction
A myth of dismemberment
Sati and her rise as a patriotic icon
The formation of Hindu identity: From cultural to revolutionary nationalism
Layout of the book
Chapter One
Kalighat souvenirs and the creation of Sati's iconography
Sati's place in the visual rhetoric of motherland
Sati's portrayal in Kalighat pilgrimage souvenirs
The invocation and reinvention of Sati
The romanticisation of martyrdom
Subverting Christian iconography
Shiva, asceticism and Bengali masculinity
Sati, suttee and the story of Padmini
The enduring power of Sati
Chapter Two
Kamakhya's erotic-apotropaic potency and the forging of sacred geography
Martial and maternal: Kamakhya's sculptures
The promotion of fertility and protection: Kamakhya's female archers
Subversive sexuality: The reception of Kamakhya during the colonial period
Colonial mapping versus sacred geography
Bengal's love affair with Kamakhya: Pilgrimage as a nationalist device
Chapter Three
Tantra's revolutionary potential: Tarapith and Bamakhepa's visualisation of Tara
Understanding Tara
Understanding Tantric ritual through Tara
Bamakhepa, Tantra and revolutionary potential
Terrifying and benevolent: Visions of Tara
The sweetening of death
Chapter Four
Contesting the colonial gaze: Image worship debates in nineteenth-century Bengal
Murtipuja, darshan and rituals of consecration
Ram Mohan Roy and the Brahmo Samaj movement
'Inconsistent with the moral order of the universe': The Reverend Hastie's views on murtipuja
The backlash: Bengali responses to Hastie
The Saligram idol case: Murti and artefact
The Attahas and Khirogram Pithas: The charisma of antique murtis
Conclusion
Epilogue
Reviving Sati's corpse: Mother India tours and Hindutva in the twenty-first century
Bibliography
Introduction
A myth of dismemberment
Sati and her rise as a patriotic icon
The formation of Hindu identity: From cultural to revolutionary nationalism
Layout of the book
Chapter One
Kalighat souvenirs and the creation of Sati's iconography
Sati's place in the visual rhetoric of motherland
Sati's portrayal in Kalighat pilgrimage souvenirs
The invocation and reinvention of Sati
The romanticisation of martyrdom
Subverting Christian iconography
Shiva, asceticism and Bengali masculinity
Sati, suttee and the story of Padmini
The enduring power of Sati
Chapter Two
Kamakhya's erotic-apotropaic potency and the forging of sacred geography
Martial and maternal: Kamakhya's sculptures
The promotion of fertility and protection: Kamakhya's female archers
Subversive sexuality: The reception of Kamakhya during the colonial period
Colonial mapping versus sacred geography
Bengal's love affair with Kamakhya: Pilgrimage as a nationalist device
Chapter Three
Tantra's revolutionary potential: Tarapith and Bamakhepa's visualisation of Tara
Understanding Tara
Understanding Tantric ritual through Tara
Bamakhepa, Tantra and revolutionary potential
Terrifying and benevolent: Visions of Tara
The sweetening of death
Chapter Four
Contesting the colonial gaze: Image worship debates in nineteenth-century Bengal
Murtipuja, darshan and rituals of consecration
Ram Mohan Roy and the Brahmo Samaj movement
'Inconsistent with the moral order of the universe': The Reverend Hastie's views on murtipuja
The backlash: Bengali responses to Hastie
The Saligram idol case: Murti and artefact
The Attahas and Khirogram Pithas: The charisma of antique murtis
Conclusion
Epilogue
Reviving Sati's corpse: Mother India tours and Hindutva in the twenty-first century
Bibliography
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
Calcutta Art Studio;Shakti Pithas;pilgrimage;Bangiya Sahitya Parishad;pilgrims;Bengali Literati;art and religion;Pilgrimage Souvenirs;art and politics;Bhudev Mukhopadhyay;politics;Bande Mataram;religion;Sati's Body;India;Bengali Writers;Bengal;Bengali Nationalist;Bangladesh;Kamakhya Temple;Asia;Sati Myth;South Asia;Shakti Pitha;colonialism;Sati's Corpse;visual culture;Modern Hindu Identity;indigenous studies;Kalighat Paintings;indigenous people;Tantric Practices;literature;Author's Photograph;patriotism;India's Belly;subcontinent;Kalighat Temple;Sati;Devon Ke Dev Mahadev;goddess;Tantric Ritual;Hinduism;Goddess Kamakhya;sacred sites;Koch King;Patriotic Level
