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Kali in Bengali Lives : narratives of religious experience / Suchitra Samanta ; foreword by Susan McKinnon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Samanta, Suchitra, 1949- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- K al i (Hindu deity).
- K al i.
- Kali (Hindu deity).
- West Bengal (India)--Religious life and customs.
- West Bengal (India).
- Bangladesh--Religious life and customs.
- Bangladesh.
- India--West Bengal.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (161 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2021.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
- Summary:
- In Kali in Bengali Lives, Suchitra Samanta examines personal narratives of Kali devotion in Bangladesh. These personal experiences, including miraculous encounters, reflect on broader understandings of divine power and transformations of the self.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Notes
- Part I: Framing Religious Experience in Theory and Indigenous Belief
- Chapter 1: Interpreting Kali: A History and Western Perspectives
- Kali's History
- Western Perspectives on Kali
- Chapter 2: Indigenous Epistemology: Revelatory Knowledge as Valid
- "Veridical Knowledge" in Indian philosophical Thought
- Bhakti, Anubhuti, Man, Smrti
- Kali Devotees on Anubhuti, Sakti/sakti, and Bhakti: An Evening's Conversation
- Chapter 3: On Narrative: Autobiographical Recollection, Interpreting the Miraculous Experience
- Experience, Recollection, and Narrative
- Narrative, "Nonrational" Experience, and the Miraculous
- Part II: Narratives of Experience
- Chapter 4: The Guru as Conduit for Kali/Sakti, Disciples' Experiences
- Accounts Related to Initiation (Diksa)
- Sachin
- Experiences of the Guru's Healing Powers
- Posthumous Connections with the Guru
- Chapter 5: Alokebabu, Kali Devotee: A Guru as His Disciples See Him
- Chapter 6: Bani's Many Gurus: Her Spiritual Journey to "Receiving" Kali
- Gurus Who Guide and Validate Bani's Journey
- Coming to Kali
- Chapter 7: Devotional Practices and Experiences
- Experiences in Proximity to Other Devotees
- Experiences Related to Food Offerings and Family Well-Being
- Ritual Differences within a Marriage, Possible Experiences
- Devotion, Casually
- The Experience as Impetus to Ritual
- From Religiosity to Atheism
- Chapter 8: Sacrificial Offering to Kali, Experiences of Well-being and Calamity
- Individual Responsibility for Community "Well-being"
- Atmabali, Offering of the Self, And Manater Bali, Vow-Related Offering
- Calamity Related to Personal Morality
- Notes.
- Conclusion
- Note
- Afterword
- Appendix: Select Names of Deities, Concepts, and Texts, with Diacritical Marks
- Deities
- Concepts and Objects Used in Worship
- Texts
- Bibliography
- Bengali Sources
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-8005-2
- 1-66699-461-8
- 1-7936-4634-1
- OCLC:
- 1259296905
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