Oh Terrifying Mother Sexuality, Violence and Worship of the Goddess Kali

Name: Oh Terrifying Mother Sexuality, Violence and Worship of the Goddess Kali
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ISBN: 9780195657968

ISBN-10: 0195657969

ISBN-13: 9780195657968

Edition: 2001

Authors: Sarah Caldwell

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Oh Terrifying Mother is an anthropological exploration of a South Indian ritual in which male actors become possessed by the fierce goddess Bhagvati as a divine offering. By providing an on-the-ground look at the many meanings of Kali to those who worship her, this book fills an important niche in the burgeoning literature on Hindu goddesses.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/16/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 338
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.54" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English

SARAH CALDWELL (1924-2006) founded the Opera Company of Boston in 1957, and was the first woman to conduct the Metropolitan Opera in New York City (1975). She also appeared with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. REBECCA MATLOCK is an author, photographer, and wife of the former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Jack Matlock. She served on the board of the Opera Company of Boston and now lives in Princeton, New Jersey, and Booneville, Tennessee.



Preface


Acknowledgements


Note on Transliteration


List of Figures


Prelude: A Way in



The Goddess and Her People


Bhagavati's Living History


Kali in the Kalari: the Sakta Tradition in Kerala


Performers and Patrons


Fieldwork, Backstage



Devikopam: The Wrath of the Goddess


Dusk


Enlivenment


Setting Forth


Comic Relief


Kuli


War


Blessings


Blood for Spirits


Dawn



Landscapes of Feminine Power


Marutam: Trees and Food


Bleeding Stones and Red Earth


From Virgin to Mother: Three Kerala Temples


Seasons, Time, Space


Snakes and the Underworld


The Three Landscapes: Transformations of Kali in Kerala



Male Experiences


Ball of Fire: The Angry Mother


Yaksis: Dangerous Virgins


Fellatio and the Self-feeding Breast


Kuli: The Voice of Protest


Kinds of Power



Female Frustrations, Women's Worlds


So Much for Matriarchy


'The Place of Delivery and All'


Hysteria and Badha


Seductive Virgins: Whose Lust?


The Theme of Vengeance Revisited



Transformation Through Theatre



An Open End


Glossary


Works Cited


Index