The Dreadful Dance of the Goddess: Creativity and Mimesis in a Possession Cult of Assam
Every year in August devotees flock to the Kāmākhyā temple (Guwahati, Assam), to attend and observe the Deodhāni-nāc, (the dance [nāc] of the sound [dhāni] of god [deo]). The main feature of this three-day festival is the dance of the deodhās. The deodhās, Assamese males, become possessed by the go...
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Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing
2018
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