Hindu festivals in a north Indian village / Stanley A. Freed, Ruth S. Freed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freed, Stanley A.

Contributor:

Freed, Ruth S.

Series:

Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 81.

Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, 0065-9452 ; no. 81

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fasts and feasts--India--Delhi (Union Territory).

Fasts and feasts.

India--Delhi (Union Territory).

Fasts and feasts--Hinduism.

Hinduism--Customs and practices.

Hinduism.

Festivals--India--Delhi (Union Territory).

Festivals.

Physical Description:

vii, 326 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : American Museum of Natural History ; Seattle, WA : Distributed by the University of Washington Press, [1998]

Summary:

The 3000-year-old Hindu tradition is a masterpiece of human thought, but to understand modern Hinduism, one must go to the ordinary people in the villages. Festivals are the most visible feature of village Hinduism. The relationship to family life, the agricultural year, and to the everyday concerns of village people are clearly seen in offerings to deities, gifts exchanged between relatives, songs, drama, and storytelling. Hindu Festivals in a North Indian Village describes each festival, tracing its relationship to other important village institutions, such as caste, kinship, and seasonal agricultural activities. The authors include comparisons with practices in other villages and references to Indian and Hindu history, mythology, astronomy, and astrology.

Notes:

"Issued November 5, 1998."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308) and index.

ISBN:

0295977078

OCLC:

40347567