[INDOLOGY] Pdf request

[Asko Parpola]

On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 12:11 PM Asko Parpola <aparpola at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Paolo E. Rosati*
>>
>> *PhD in Asian and African Studies*
>> *https://uniroma1.academia.edu/paolo
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