Singing to the goddess : poems to Kālī and Umā from Bengal /

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).

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McDermott, Rachel Fell
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:	Kālī > (Hindu deity) > Poetry. Parvati > (Hindu deity) > Poetry. Parvati > (Hindu deity) Kālī > (Hindu deity) Kali > Göttin Pārvatī Devotional poetry, Bengali > Translations into English. TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary. LITERARY CRITICISM > General. Devotional poetry, Bengali Lyrik Anthologie Shakti. Bengali. Electronic books. Devotional poetry Poetry Translations Devotional poetry.
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by McDermott, Rachel Fell
Published 2001

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