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Rachel Fell McDermott
Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams [PDF ebook]
Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal

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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, Mc Dermott examines lyrical poems written by devotees from Ramprasad Sen (ca. 1718-1775) to Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976).

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780198030713 ● Publisher Oxford University Press ● Published 2001 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2279174 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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