Cooking for the Gods: The Art of Home Ritual in Bengal

Ghosh, Pika [Editor]; Meister, Michael W. [Editor]; Dimock, Edward C. [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0812215893 / ISBN 13: 9780812215892

Published by Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 1996

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96 pp. 72 objects illustrated in color and b&w. As New. U.S. orders are shipped from N.Y. state.

Seller Inventory # 022376R

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cooking for the Gods: The Art of Home Ritual in Bengal
• Publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812215893
• ISBN 13: 9780812215892
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 14 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Indian Art

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Synopsis

A written and visual presentation of the complex relationships between art and cultural production of ritual in Bengal. The focus is on puja : the concept, acts, and relationship of honor and respect shown by the sacred preparation and offering of food to household gods and goddesses. Excellent color and b&w photographs comprise a great percentage of the text. Lacks an index. Distributed by the U. of Pennsylvania Press. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.