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Purity and impurity in the death rituals of Bengalessay 1976 • Bhattacharyya, Manibrata
Bengali • Asia > South Asia
Notions of purity (SAUCA) and impurity (ASAUCA) are significant factors influencing the social life of Bengali Hindus. In this article Bhattacharyya examines the meaning of these concepts in relationship to rituals associated with death; in particula...