Devoted to the Goddess : the life and work of Ramprasad / Malcolm McLean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLean, Malcolm, 1939-

Series:

SUNY series in Hindu studies

Language:

Bengali

English

Subjects (All):

Rāmaprasāda Sena, 1718-1775--Criticism and interpretation.

Rāmaprasāda Sena.

Rāmaprasāda Sena, 1718-1775.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xix, 205 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1998]

Language Note:

Includes some transliteration and translation from Bengali.

Contents:

1. The Search for the Historical Ramprasad 3

2. The Deconstruction of the Tradition 17

3. Reading the Life of Ramprasad 30

4. Ramprasad's Mad Bitch Goddess 49

5. Ramprasad's Tantric Goddess 68

6. The Goddess as Ramprasad's Daughter 95

7. Reading the Songs of Ramprasad 108.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.

ISBN:

0791436896

OCLC:

36807207