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Introduction | 3 | |
1 | Mountains, Rivers, and Siva | 20 |
The Sources of Rivers | 20 | |
The Descent of the Ganga | 24 | |
Mountains, Lingas, and Siva | 26 | |
Water-Carrying Rituals | 29 | |
Interpretations | 33 | |
2 | The Femininity of Rivers | 40 |
Rivers as Feminine | 40 | |
Rivers and Cows | 46 | |
Female River Divinities | 47 | |
Rivers as Husbandless Wives | 53 | |
3 | Abundance | 65 |
Mahatmya Stories | 66 | |
Folklore: The Mysterious Wealth of the Depths | 69 | |
Rituals of Feeding | 72 | |
River Goddess Festival Calendars | 80 | |
Rivers as Mothers | 82 | |
4 | Untamed Natural Wealth | 91 |
Fish | 91 | |
The Forest | 96 | |
5 | Sons and Sorrow | 118 |
Folk Goddesses and the Navas | 120 | |
The Sati Asara | 126 | |
Case Histories | 131 | |
God's Tears | 140 | |
6 | Modern River Goddess Festivals | 146 |
Description of the Festivals | 146 | |
History of the Krsnabai Festival | 158 | |
Wider Worlds | 163 | |
Krsnabai and Folk Religion | 166 | |
7 | Combating Evil | 173 |
Types of Sin | 174 | |
Models for Doing Away with Sin | 178 | |
Appendix A Water to the Gods | 193 | |
Appendix B Images of Modern River Goddesses | 198 | |
Appendix C Modern River Goddess Festivals | 201 | |
Bibliography | 203 | |
Index | 227 |
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