Weaving the Body and the Cosmos: Two Menstrual Festivals in Northeastern India.

This paper explores the cultural context and ecological implications of two menstrual festivals in northeastern India: Rajaparba in Orissa and Ambuvaci in Kamakhya, Assam. We argue that these festivals are extremely fruitful sites to explore questions of women and power in religious communities wher...

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Publicado en:Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture & Ecology Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 245 - 285
Autores principales: Apffel-Marglin, Frédérique, Jean, Julia A.
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Publicado: Brill Academic Publishers 2020
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