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This collection presents 145 brief Bengali lyric poems dedicated to the Hindu goddesses Kali and Uma. These poems were written from the early-18th century up to the contemporary period. They represent the Bengali tradition of goddess worship (Saktism).
Machine generated contents note: Pathways to the Sakta Poetry: Sources, Precedents, and Influences -- Poets for the Goddess -- Family Resemblances: Sakta Padavali as Bhakti Poetry -- Challenges and Choices in Designing an Anthology -- Notes on Transliteration, Translation, and Word Definition -- Poems -- Kali among the Corpses: Poems of Battle -- Cosmic Goddess of Transformation -- Magician's Daughter and Her Playful Deceptions -- "What Kind of Mother Are You?" Cries of Complaint -- Petitioning the Compassionate -- "Oh My Mind!": Instructing the Self -- Prioritizing Paths: Tantra, Devotion, and Ritual -- Experience of Kundalini Yoga -- In Defiance of Death -- Adoring the Daughter: Agamani and Vijaya Poems for Uma.
Includes discography (pages 181-182) and index.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001