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Singing to the goddess : poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal / Rachel Fell McDermott.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
McDermott, Rachel Fell.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Devotional poetry, Bengali--Translations into English.
Devotional poetry, Bengali.
Kali (Hindu deity)--Poetry.
Kali (Hindu deity).
Parvati (Hindu deity)--Poetry.
Parvati (Hindu deity).
Kālī (Hindu deity)--Poetry.
Kālī.
Parvati.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 189 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This collection presents 145 brief Bengali lyric poems dedicated to the Hindu goddesses Kali and Uma. These poems were written from the early-18th century up to the contemporary period. They represent the Bengali tradition of goddess worship (Saktism).
Contents:
Intro
CONTENTS
Introduction
Pathways to the &amp
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&amp
#257
kta Poetry: Sources, Precedents, and Influences
Poets for the Goddess
Family Resemblances: &amp
kta Pad&amp
val&amp
#299
as Bhakti Poetry
The Challenges and Choices in Designing an Anthology
Notes on Transliteration,Translation, and Word Definition
The Poems
K&amp
l&amp
among the Corpses: Poems of Battle
The Cosmic Goddess of Transformation
The Magician's Daughter and Her Playful Deceptions
What Kind of Mother Are You?" Cries of Complaint
Petitioning the Compassionate
Oh My Mind!": Instructing the Self
Prioritizing Paths: Tantra, Devotion, and Ritual
The Experience of Kundalin&amp
Yoga
In Defiance of Death
Adoring the Daughter: &amp
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gaman&amp
and Vijay&amp
Poems for Um&amp
NOTES
A GUIDE TO SELECTED NAMES, TERMS, AND TEXTS
DISCOGRAPHY
INDEX OF POEMS BY AUTHOR AND FIRST LINE (ENGLISH)
A
B
C
D
G
I
M
N
P
R
S
T
W
INDEX OF POEMS BY AUTHOR AND FIRST LINE (BENGALI)
Photographs.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes discography and index.
Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
ISBN:
1-280-47318-5
0-19-513433-8
0-19-803070-3
9786610473182
1-4237-5761-0
OCLC:
63294472

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