LEADER 03643nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910811497903321 005 20230617041257.0 010 $a0-7914-8765-2 010 $a1-4175-0860-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000445365 035 $a(OCoLC)61367652 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10587106 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000196202 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11180652 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000196202 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10141925 035 $a(PQKB)10540080 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407908 035 $a(OCoLC)55642408 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse5941 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3407908 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10587106 035 $a(OCoLC)923411703 035 $a(DE-B1597)681757 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780791487655 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000445365 100 $a20020815d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMaking virtuous daughters and wives$b[electronic resource] $ean introduction to women's Brata rituals in Bengali folk religion /$fJune McDaniel 210 $aNew York $cState University of New York Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (145 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7914-5565-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 125-127) and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tNotes on Spelling, Transliteration, and Pronunciation -- $tIntroduction -- $tFolk Hinduism In West Bengal -- $tThe Folk Goddess Tushu,Her Festival, Songs, And Brata -- $tWhat Is a Brata? -- $tSome Bengali Bratas to Goddesses -- $tOther Bratas:Women, Nature, Gods, and Magic -- $tBrahmanical Bratas: The Rituals for Men -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aExploring the folk religion of India and the role of girls and women within it, author June McDaniel focuses on the brata (vrata) ritual in which moral lessons are taught and goddesses are revealed. Bratas are performed to gain such goals as a healthy family, a good husband, and a happy life. They are also performed so that the performers (bratinis) develop such virtues as devotion, humility, and compassion.This book presents data from fieldwork, along with brata stories, songs, poems, and ritual activities. It discusses Bengali folk religion, offers an example of ritual worship in folk Hinduism, and surveys a variety of bratas. The author analyzes the similarities and differences among these rituals in low-caste village life and in high-caste Hindu tradition, and notes that the development of these rituals involves a form of continuing divine revelation with women as the primary transmitters. Bratas act to maintain traditional Hindu values, but also emphasize the power of women, whose virtues can save their husbands from hell worlds and their families from disasters. 606 $aVratas 606 $aHinduism$xRituals 606 $aBengali (South Asian people)$vFolklore 606 $aFolklore$zIndia$zWest Bengal 606 $aHindu women$xReligious life$zIndia$zWest Bengal 607 $aWest Bengal (India)$xReligious life and customs 615 0$aVratas. 615 0$aHinduism$xRituals. 615 0$aBengali (South Asian people) 615 0$aFolklore 615 0$aHindu women$xReligious life 676 $a294.5/38 700 $aMcDaniel$b June$0859255 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811497903321 996 $aMaking virtuous daughters and wives$94051796 997 $aUNINA