[INDOLOGY] Pdf request

[Asko Parpola]

Dear Paolo,

Below are some further references regarding your request:

- Bhattacharyya, N. N. (1996). Ancient Indian Rituals and Their Social
Contents (2nd revised and enlarged ed.). New Delhi: Manohar. Includes
studies on the menstrual rites of ancient India and the cults and rituals
of fertility.
- Chawla, Janet (1992). "The Rig Vedic slaying of Vrtra: Menstruation
taboos in mythology." Manushi, vol. 68.
- Eichinger Ferro-Luzzi, Gabriella (1973). "Food avoidances at puberty and
menstruation in Tamilnad: An anthropological study." Ecology of Food and
Nutrition, 2: 165-172.
- Eichinger Ferro-Luzzi, Gabriella (1974). "Women's pollution periods in
Tamilnad (India)." Anthropos, 69: 113-161.
- Eichinger Ferro-Luzzi, Gabriella (1975). "Temporary female food
avoidances in Tamilnad: Interpretations and parallels." East and West NS,
25 (3-4): 471-485.
- Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter (2013). "Menstruating goddess." RISA-list
(11 Oct 2013). Discusses Raja parba/sankranti in Orissa and relates to
themes in When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess
(2013).
- Johansen, Sundari (2013). "Goddesses." RISA-list (11 Oct 2013). Discusses
Kamakhya and the Kalikapurana account of the birth of Naraka.
- Leslie, Julia (1994). "Some traditional Indian views on menstruation and
female sexuality." In Porter, R. & Teich, M. (eds.), Sexual Knowledge,
Sexual Science: The History of Attitudes to Sexuality (pp. 63-81).
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Salomon, Richard (1984). "Legal and symbolic significance of the
'menstrual pollution' of rivers." In Lariviere, R. W. (ed.), Studies in
Dharmaśāstra (pp. 153-178). Calcutta: Firma K.L. Mukhyopadhyay Private
Limited.
- Sridhar, Nithin, 2019. Menstruation across cultures. Vitasta Publishing
Pvt. Ltd. 362 pp.
- Timalsina, Sthaneshwar, 2014. Menstruation* in Hinduism. [Women*
Pollution*] On RISA-list 19 July 2014: A Nepalese novel, Sumnima,
epitomizes all the narratives woven around menstruation. The author, B. P.
Koirala, is one of the best known names in Nepal for both his literary
works as well as his leadership. Although a fiction, the text is sapped
with philosophical and Dharmashastric discourse.


Best regards,

Asko Parpola

On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 12:48 AM Paolo E. Rosati via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> If anyone has access to the following articles, I would appreciate it if
> you could share them with me:
>
> Samanta, Suchitra. 1992. “Maugalmayma, Sumangala, Mangal: Bengali
> Perceptions of the Divine Feminine, Motherhood and ‘Auspiciousness.’” *Contributions
> to Indian Sociology* 26(1):51–75.
>
> Apffel-Marglin, Frédérique and Dennis Hudson. 2002. “Who has the Potency?” *Journal
> of Vaishnava Studies* Vol. 10 (2):111–121
>
> Apffel-Marglin, Frédérique.1992.“Women’s Blood: Challenging the Discourse
> of Development.” *The Ecologist* 22(1):22–32
>
> Chawla, Janet. 1994. “Mythic Origins of Menstrual Taboo in Rig Veda.”
> Economic and Political Weekly (October 22):2817–2827.
>
> Gillespie, George. 1984. “A Myth of the Goddess Kamakhya.” *India
> Cultures* 39(2):1–22
>
> Any additional recommendation for studies on  menstrual blood and/or
> menstrual festivals in India would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
> Paolo
>
>
> --
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>
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