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Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams: Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal
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Religion General General Poetry
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ISBN10: 0195134354
ISBN13: 9780195134353
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jun 28 2001
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.81
Height: 1.35 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.26
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780195134353
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jun 28 2001
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.81
Height: 1.35 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.26
Language: English
This book chronicles the rise of goddess worship in the region of Bengal from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present. Focusing on the goddesses Kali and Uma, McDermott examines lyrical poems written by devotees from Ramprasad Sen (ca. 1718-1775) to Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976).
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