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Singing to the goddess : poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal / Rachel Fell McDermott.
- 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 &
- #346
- &
- #257
- kta Poetry: Sources, Precedents, and Influences
- Poets for the Goddess
- Family Resemblances: &
- kta Pad&
- val&
- #299
- as Bhakti Poetry
- The Challenges and Choices in Designing an Anthology
- Notes on Transliteration,Translation, and Word Definition
- The Poems
- K&
- l&
- 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&
- Yoga
- In Defiance of Death
- Adoring the Daughter: &
- #256
- gaman&
- and Vijay&
- Poems for Um&
- 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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