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).

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McDermott, Rachel Fell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Temas:
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.
Devotional poetry
Poetry
Translations
Devotional poetry.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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