JBS Vol.8 No.1 2025 (Living Goddess Traditions)

 

Journal of Bengali Studies Vol.8 No.1 2025 (The Living Goddess Traditions)

 

Ø  Goddess Viśālākṣī: The Case for a Great Goddess Tradition

Dr Tamal Dasgupta     (4-32)

 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17408929

Ø  The Divine Currency of the Goddess : Impact of Durga Puja on the Economy of WestBengal

Arundhati Roy     (33-40)

 

Ø  The Form of Goddess Sarasvatī in the Vedic Saṁhitās and Her Later Reimagining

Dr Arijit Gupta    (41-47)

 

Ø  Festivals and Traditions as Historical Texts: The Zamindari Durga Pujas from the 18th –19th Centuries of Calcutta

Diptangshu Dutta Gupta    (48-77)

 

Ø  The Cult of Shitala in Bengal: Healing, Rituals, and Memory

Amrita Ghosh    (78-88)

 

Ø  The Devi as Fatherless Daughter, Womb of Wombs, and Spouse of Her Son

Giovanni Carmine Costabile    (89-111)

 

Ø  Bihula-Bishari Puja of Bhagalpur– Exploring Myth & Tradition

Jayanta Mukherjee        (112-115)

 

Ø  Chamunda: An Ancient Goddess and Her Enduring Legacy in Indian Tradition

Dr Raktim Mukherjee    (116-127)