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Publications [#168615] of Purnima Shah

Books

1. Shah, Purnima, Documentary film, Dancing with the Goddess: the Ras-Garba Traditions of Gujarat. (2012)
   (last updated on 2013/11/27)

   Author's Comments:
   This is an ethnographic and archival film focusing on ritual performances concerned with goddess worship performed during the Navaratri festival in Gujarat. It is a documentation of dying traditions in the wake of globalization, mass media and urban sprawl.

   Keywords:
   garba dance, goddess worship, Gujarat.