The divine and demoniac : Mahisa's heroic struggle with Durga

Author(s)

• Berkson, Carmel

Bibliographic Information

The divine and demoniac : Mahisa's heroic struggle with Durga

Carmel Berkson

（Oxford India paperbacks）

Oxford University Press, 1997, c1995

Note

Originally published: 1995

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A description of the importance of the Goddess-Buffalo demon legend in contemporary India, illustrated with photographs of the annual ritual enactment of the myth in village festivals as well as in urban settings.

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Details

• NCID: BA45526364
• ISBN:
  • 0195643712
• Country Code: ii
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Delhi ; Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 318 p.,[16] p of plates
• Size: 22 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Mythology, Hindu
  • LCSH : Durgā (Hindu deity)
  • LCSH : Mahiṣāsuramardinī (Hindu deity)
  • LCSH : Gods, Hindu
  • LCSH : Goddesses, Hindu
  • LCSH : Sculpture, Hindu -- India
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0711565X