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

ISBN 10: 0812215893 / ISBN 13: 9780812215892

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996

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Cooking for the Gods focuses on the special role of women in this domestic Hindu Bengali realm as they care for both their family and the numerous household deities who reside in the home shrine and partake of the cooked offerings.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cooking for the Gods: The Art of Home Ritual in Bengal
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812215893
• ISBN 13: 9780812215892
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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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.