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Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams: Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal
McDermott, Rachel Fell (Assistant Professor, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Assistant Professor, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Barnard College, USA)
Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams: Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal
McDermott, Rachel Fell (Assistant Professor, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Assistant Professor, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Barnard College, USA)
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).
456 pages, numerous halftones
Mídia | Livros Hardcover Book (Livro com lombada e capa dura) |
Lançado | 19 de julho de 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9780195134353 |
Editoras | Oxford University Press Inc |
Páginas | 464 |
Dimensões | 235 × 160 × 34 mm · 821 g |