LEADER 06468cam a2200757 i 4500001 9988625533506421 005 20240711102802.0 008 141118s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng^^ 010 2014025798 015 GBB497052 |2bnb 016 7 016863156 |2Uk 019 895617325 020 9781441163806 |q(paperback) 020 1441163808 |q(paperback) 020 9781441148292 |q(hardback) 020 1441148299 |q(hardback) 020 |z9781472598714 |q(ePDF) 020 |z1472598717 |q(ePDF) 020 |z9781472598721 |q(ePub) 020 |z1472598725 |q(ePub) 024 8 40024466939 035 (NjP)8862553-princetondb 035 |z(OCoLC)895617325 035 |z(NjP)Voyager8862553 035 (OCoLC)ocn875997279 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDX |dBTCTA |dBDX |dYDXCP |dLTSCA |dOCLCF |dIUL |dYUS |dH9Z |dCDX |dS3O |dOCLCO |dOCL |dOCLCQ |dCEF |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dL2U |dQE2 |dEUM |dUKMGB |dPAU |dOCLCQ |dOCL |dUKUSW |dOCLCQ |dIL4J6 |dOCLCO |dQGE 042 pcc 043 a-ii--- 049 PULL 050 00 BL1225.S592 |bF47 2015 082 00 294.5/2114 |223 084 REL000000REL032020 |2bisacsh 100 1 Ferrari, Fabrizio M., |eauthor. 245 10 Religion, devotion and medicine in north India : |bthe healing power of Sitala / |cFabrizio M. Ferrari. 246 30 Healing power of Śītalā 264 1 New York : |bBloomsbury Academic, |c2015. 264 4 |c©2015 300 xiii, 222 pages : |billustrations ; |c24 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 |gMachine generated contents note: |g1. |tSitala, the Cold Mother -- |tThe goddess Sitala in Indian literature -- |tPuranas and dharmanibandhas -- |tTantric and agamic literature -- |tThe Bengali Sitalamangalkavyas -- |tBhakti giti -- |tConcluding remarks -- |g2. |tVisions of the goddess: The iconography of Sitala -- |tAniconic murtis -- |gEthnographic vignette 1 |tSri Mata Sitala Devi Mandir, Gurgaon (Haryana) -- |tThe water pitcher -- |tThe broom and the winnower -- |tCephalomorphic murtis -- |gEthnographic vignette 2 |tThe Agam Kuan, Patna (Bihar) -- |gEthnographic vignette 3 |tThe Chota Ma Yatra, Salkia (West Bengal) -- |tZoomorphic and phytomorphic murtis -- |tEquestrian murtis -- |tThe ass vahana -- |gEthnographic vignette 4 |tSri Daksini Adi Sitala (Burhiya Mai) Mandir, Banaras (Uttar Pradesh) -- |tConcluding remarks -- |g3. |tHosting Ma, feeding Ma. Controversies around Sitalapuja -- |gEthnographic vignette 5 |tAnimal sacrifice: feeding and thanking the goddess -- |gEthnographic vignette 6 |tPossession: bearing the visit of the goddess -- |gEthnographic vignette 7 |tMortification of the flesh: Sitala meets Mariyamman -- |tConcluding remarks -- |g4. |tThe smallpox myth and the creation of the goddess of smallpox -- |gEthnographic vignette 8 |tThe Bari Sitala Mandir of Adalpura (Uttar Pradesh) -- |tDisease and ambiguity: The construction of the 'other' in the Bengali mangalkavyas -- |tThe consolidation of the smallpox myth: The struggle against smallpox -- |tConcluding remarks -- |g5. |tThe legacy of Sitala -- |tAfter smallpox. The AIDS myth? -- |tSitala's shade in Calcutta: On a contemporary mangal novel -- |tThe Durgafication of the goddess. Sitala in pop-devotional culture. 520 "This volume examines notions of health and illness in North Indian devotional culture, with particular attention paid to the worship of the goddess Sitala, the Cold Lady. Consistently portrayed in colonial and postcolonial literature as the ambiguous 'smallpox goddess', Sitala is here discussed as a protector of children and women, a portrayal that emerges from textual sources as well as material culture. The eradication of smallpox did not pose a threat to Sitala and her worship. She continues to be an extremely popular goddess. Religion, Devotion and Medicine critically examines the rise and affirmation of the 'smallpox myth' in India and beyond, and explains how Indian narratives, ritual texts and devotional songs have celebrated Sitala as a loving mother who protects her children from the effects, and the fear, of poxes, fevers and infantile disorders but also all sorts of new threats (such as global pandemics, addictions and environmental catastrophes). The book explores a wide range of ritual and devotional practices, including scheduled festivals, songs, vows, pageants, austerities, possession, animal sacrifices and various forms of offering. Built on extensive fieldwork and a close textual analysis of sources in Sanskrit and vernacular languages (Hindi, Bhojpuri and Bengali) as well as on a rich bibliography on the struggle against smallpox in colonial and post-colonial India, the book reflects on the ambiguous nature of Sitala as a phenomenon largely dependent on the enduring fascination with the exotic, and the horrific, that has pervaded public renditions of Indian culture in indigenous fiction, colonial reports, medical literature and now global culture. To aid study, the volume includes images, web links, appendixes and a filmography."-- |cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Hinduism |zIndia, North |xRituals. 650 6 Hindouisme |zInde (Nord) |xRituel. 650 7 RELIGION |xGeneral. |2bisacsh 650 7 RELIGION |xHinduism |xRituals & Practice. |2bisacsh 650 7 Cults. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00884980 650 7 Hinduism |xRituals. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00957154 650 7 Hinduism |xgudinnor |xkult |zIndien. |2kao 650 7 Medicin |xsjukdomar |xbehandling. |2kao 650 7 Śītalā (Hindu deity) |2kao/eng 650 7 Hinduism |xgoddesses |xcult |zIndia. |2kao/eng 650 7 Medicine |xdiseases |xtreatment. |2kao/eng 650 7 Śītalā (Hindu deity) |xCult |zIndia, North. |2nli 650 7 Hinduism |zIndia, North |xRituals. |2nli 650 7 Hinduism. |2sao 651 7 North India. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01907007 600 00 Śītalā |c(Hindu deity) |xCult |zIndia, North. 600 07 Śītalā |c(Hindu deity) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01185155 902 st11 |bl |6a |7m |dv |f1 |e20150128 904 ek |ba |hm |cb |e20150114 914 (OCoLC)ocn875997279 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20240703 |eprocessed |f875997279 956 42 |3Cover image |uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/806/9781441163806/image/lgcover.9781441163806.jpg