Serpent mother/

Serpent mother/

Shows how the Bengalis in the town of Bishnupur worship the snake goddess Manasā, a deity of the earth who is close to the day-to-day concerns of agrarian life.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), Harvard University. Film Study Center
Other Authors:	Gardner, Robert, 1925-2014, Moore, Alan, Östör, Ákos
Format:	Electronic Video
Language:	English Bengali
Published:	Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, c2005.
Series:	Pleasing God
Subjects:	Documentary films. Hindu sects > India > Bishnupur. Hinduism > Doctrines. Hinduism > India > Bishnupur. Manasā (Hindu deity) > Cult > India > Bishnupur. Bishnupur (India) > Religious life and customs. India > Religious life and customs.
Online Access:	CONNECT

Description
Summary:	Shows how the Bengalis in the town of Bishnupur worship the snake goddess Manasā, a deity of the earth who is close to the day-to-day concerns of agrarian life.
Item Description:	Based on monographs by Ákos Östör, Play of the Gods (University of Chicago Press) and Culture and power (Sage Publications).
Physical Description:	1 streaming video (28 min.).
Production Credits:	Cinematography, Allen Moore ; editors, Allen Moore, Ákos Östör.