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Singing to the Goddess
Poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal
Inbunden, 2001
2083 kr
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This vibrant collection presents 145 brief Bengali lyric poems dedicated to the Hindu goddesses Kali and Uma. These poems - many of which are presented here for the first time in English translation - were written from the early eighteenth century up to the contemporary period. They represent the …
Encountering Kali
In the Margins, at the Center, in the West
Av Rachel Fell McDermott, Jeffrey J. Kripal
Häftad, 2003
306 kr
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"Encountering Kali" explores one of the most remarkable divinities the world has seen - the Hindu goddess Kali. She is simultaneously understood as a blood-thirsty warrior, a goddess of ritual possession, a Tantric sexual partner, and an all-loving, compassionate Mother. Popular and scholarly …
Singing to the Goddess
Poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal
Häftad, 2001
954 kr
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This vibrant collection presents 145 brief Bengali lyric poems dedicated to the Hindu goddesses Kali and Uma. These poems - many of which are presented here for the first time in English translation - were written from the early eighteenth century up to the contemporary period. They represent the …
Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams
Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal
Inbunden, 2001
2547 kr
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This book chronicles the rise and subsequent fortunes of goddess worship (Saktism) in the region of Bengal from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present. The primary documents are the lyrics directed to the goddess, beginning with those of the first of the Sakta lyricist-devotees, …
Singing to the Goddess
Poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal
E-bok, 2001
506 kr
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This vibrant collection presents 145 brief Bengali lyric poems dedicated to the Hindu goddesses Kali and Uma. These poems--many of which are presented here for the first time in English translation--were written from the early eighteenth century up to the contemporary period. They represent the …
Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams
Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal
E-bok, 2001
1476 kr
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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).
Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal
The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals
Inbunden, 2011
2533 kr
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Annually during the months of autumn, Bengal hosts three interlinked festivals to honor its most important goddesses: Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri. While each of these deities possesses a distinct iconography, myth, and character, they are all martial. Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri often demand …
Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal
The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals
Häftad, 2011
694 kr
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Annually during the months of autumn, Bengal hosts three interlinked festivals to honor its most important goddesses: Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri. While each of these deities possesses a distinct iconography, myth, and character, they are all martial. Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri often demand …
Sources of Indian Traditions
Modern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
Av Rachel Fell McDermott, Leonard Gordon m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1715 kr
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For more than fifty years, students and teachers have made the two-volume resource Sources of Indian Traditions their top pick for an accessible yet thorough introduction to Indian and South Asian civilizations. Volume 2 contains an essential selection of primary readings on the social, …
Sources of Indian Traditions
Modern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
Av Rachel Fell McDermott, Leonard Gordon m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
477 kr
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For more than fifty years, students and teachers have made the two-volume resource Sources of Indian Traditions their top pick for an accessible yet thorough introduction to Indian and South Asian civilizations. Volume 2 contains an essential selection of primary readings on the social, …
Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal
The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals
E-bok, 2011
530 kr
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Annually during the months of autumn, Bengal hosts three interlinked festivals to honor its most important goddesses: Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri. While each of these deities possesses a distinct iconography, myth, and character, they are all martial. Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri often demand …
Hindu-Jewish Conversation
Root Traditions in Dialogue
Av Rachel Fell McDermott, Daniel F. Polish
Inbunden, 2024
1427 kr
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A Hindu-Jewish Conversation: Root Traditions in Dialogue is a historical, theological, and phenomenological engagement of the Hindu and Jewish traditions, two “root” traditions that give rise to other—in some ways very different—types of religious traditions. Rachel Fell McDermott and Daniel F. …
