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) - Books - Oxford University Press Inc - 9780195134353 - July 19, 2001
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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)

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Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams: Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal

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

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released July 19, 2001
ISBN13 9780195134353
Publishers Oxford University Press Inc
Pages 464
Dimensions 235 × 160 × 34 mm   ·   821 g

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