Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams: Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal
Book Details
Author(s)Rachel Fell McDermott
PublisherOxford University Press, USA
ISBN / ASIN0195134354
ISBN-139780195134353
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Sales Rank4,191,824
CategoryPoetry
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
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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