{"product_id":"nine-nights-of-power-durg-257-dolls-and-darb-257-rs-paperback","title":"Nine Nights of Power: Durg\u0026#257;, Dolls, and Darb\u0026#257;rs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUte Hüsken\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eVasudha Narayanan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAstrid Zotter\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe autumnal Navarātri festival--also called Durgā Pūjā, Dassehra, or Dasain--is the most important Hindu festival in South Asia and wherever Hindus settle. A nine-night-long celebration in honor of the goddess Durgā, it ends on the tenth day with a celebration called \"the victorious tenth\" (\u003ci\u003evijayadaśamī\u003c\/i\u003e). The rituals that take place in domestic, royal, and public spaces are closely connected with one's station in life and dependent on social status, economic class, caste, and gender issues. Exploring different aspects of the festival as celebrated in diverse regions of South Asia and in the South Asian diaspora, this book addresses the following common questions: What does this festival do? What does it achieve, and how? Why and in what way does it sometimes fail? How do mass communication and social media increase participation in and contribute to the changing nature of the festival? The contributors address these questions from multiple perspectives and discuss issues of agency, authority, ritual efficacy, change, appropriation, and adaptation. Because of the festival's reach beyond its diverse celebrations in South Asia, its influence can be seen in the rituals and dances in many parts of Western Europe and North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUte Hüsken\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Head of the Department of Cultural and Religious History of South Asia at the South Asia Institute at Heidelberg University, Germany. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Ambivalence of Denial: Danger and Appeal of Rituals\u003c\/i\u003e (coedited with Udo Simon). \u003cb\u003eVasudha Narayanan\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Religion and Director of the Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions at the University of Florida. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Hinduism\u003c\/i\u003e (coedited with John Stratton Hawley). \u003cb\u003eAstrid Zotter\u003c\/b\u003e is researcher at Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Germany. Her books include \u003ci\u003eHindu and Buddhist Initiations in India and Nepal\u003c\/i\u003e (coedited with Christof Zotter).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47484242788530,"sku":"9781438484068","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/75f7f0f7f186864e495378242cbb22eb.webp?v=1779273013","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/nine-nights-of-power-durg-257-dolls-and-darb-257-rs-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}