An abode of the goddess; kingship, caste, and sacrificial organization in a Bengal village.8173046778 An abode One's home; habitation; place of dwelling; or residence. Ordinarily means "domicile." Living place impermanent in character. The place where a person dwells. Residence of a legal voter. Fixed place of residence for the time being. of the goddess; kingship, caste, and sacrificial sac·ri·fi·cial adj. Of, relating to, or concerned with a sacrifice: a sacrificial offering. sac organization in a Bengal village. Togawa, Masahiko. Manohar 2006 225 pages $33.50 Hardcover BL1225 Drawing on his fieldwork in the village Kshiragram in West Bengal West Bengal: see Bengal. West Bengal State (pop., 2001: 80,176,197), northeastern India. It is bordered by Nepal and Bangladesh and the states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya and has an area of 34,267 sq mi (88,752 sq km); from 1992 to 1995 and intermittently since, Togawa (cultural anthropology, Hiroshima U., Japan) describes a strong relationship between the village society and the Hindu kingship due to the impact of religious ritual. He analyzes ordinary rituals and rituals performed for various goddesses by the different social classes. Distributed in the US by South Asia This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. For geophysical treatments, see Indian subcontinent. South Asia, also known as Southern Asia Books. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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