Hindu Ritual at the Margins: Innovations, Transformations, Reconsiderations PDF
Preview Hindu Ritual at the Margins: Innovations, Transformations, Reconsiderations
Hindu Ritual at the Margins Studies in Comparative Religion Frederick M. Denny, Series Editor Hindu Ritual at the Margins Innovations, Transformations, Reconsiderations Edited by Linda Penkower and Tracy PinTchman The University of South Carolina Press © 2014 University of South Carolina Published by the University of South Carolina Press Columbia, South Carolina 29208 www.sc.edu/uscpress 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hindu Ritual at the Margins : Innovations, Transformations, Reconsiderations / Edited by Linda Penkower and Tracy Pintchman. pages cm. — (Studies in Comparative Religion) Based on presentations at a conference called “Ritualizing in, on, and across the Boundaries of the Indian Subcontinent” in honor of Fred W. Clothey on the occasion of his retirement and held at the University of Pittsburgh in March 2006. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61117-389-5 (Hardbound : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-61117-390-1 (Ebook) 1. Hinduism—Rituals—Congresses. 2. Hinduism—Social aspects—Congresses. I. Penkower, Linda L., editor of compilation. II. Pintchman, Tracy, editor of compilation. III. Clothey, Fred W., honouree. BL1226.2.H47 2014 294.5'38—dc23 2014004293 To Fred W. Clothey, a leader in the creation of the field of ritual studies This page intentionally left blank conTenTs List of Illustrations ix Series Editor’s Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction Tracy PinTchman and Linda Penkower 1 Part 1. Transformations: History and Identity The Medieval Murukaṉ The Place of a God among His Tamil Worshipers LesLie c. orr 21 A Tale of Two Weddings Gendered Performances of Tulsī’s Marriage to Kṛṣṇa Tracy PinTchman 42 The Roles of Ritual in Two “Blockbuster” Hindi Films PhiLiP LuTgendorf 57 Part 2. Innovations: Globalization and the Hindu Diaspora The Politics of Ritual among Murukaṉ’s Malaysian Devotees eLizabeTh fuLLer coLLins and k. ramanaThan 83 Women, Ritual, and the Ironies of Power at a North American Goddess Temple corinne demPsey 106 Hindu Ritual in a Canadian Context PauL younger 126 viii conTenTs Part 3. Reconsiderations: Context and Theory The Accidental Ritualist david L. haberman 151 Ritual as Dharma The Narrowing and Widening of a Key Term aLf hiLTebeiTeL 166 From Diaspora to (Global) Civil Society Global Gurus and the Processes of De-ritualization and De-ethnization in Singapore Joanne Punzo waghorne 186 Contributors 209 Index 213 iLLusTraTions Subrahmaṇya. Eighth-century stone relief sculpture 26 Subrahmaṇya with Vaḷḷi and Devasenā. Early eleventh-century bronze sculptures 31 Subrahmaṇya with peacock. Thirteenth-century bronze sculpture 35 Wedding performed at Assi Ghāṭ 49 Wedding performed at Śrī Maṭh 52 Satyavatī nears the end of her worship of Santoṣī Mā 60 Prem and Niśā during an exuberant dance number 65 Chettiyar vow fulfillment—performing the kāvaṭi dance 87 Working-class devotees of Murukaṉ with hook-piercing dance 88 The milk-offering form of vow fulfillment promoted by reformers 90 A devotee with small pots of milk suspended from hooks in his chest 97 Murukaṉ in front of Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur 101 Temple devotee performs pūjā to Rājarājeśwarī 108 Temple participant performs abhiṣekam during Śivarātri 110 Ganesha Temple central shrine 134 Hindu Sabha 139 Ornate alcove for His Divine Grace Jnana Sitthar 193 Saturday shoppers crowd the ION center on Orchard Road 197 Woman takes prashad at a birthday celebration for Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 201
The list of books you might like
