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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195134354
ISBN-13
9780195134353
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1744288
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams : Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Asian / General, Hinduism / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Poetry
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
29 Oz
Item Length
6.3 in
Item Width
9.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
99-089433
Reviews
Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams is a stunning piece of scholarship." --Journal of the American Oriental Society, "Chock-full of interesting details and new insights. This is an excellent, meticulously researched, and clearly written book. It will be useful in courses on Indian religion in general and on the Goddess in particular, either by itself or in conjunction with its companion book oftranslations, Singing to the Godess: Poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001)"-The Journal of Religion, Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams is a stunning piece of scholarship." --Journal of the American Oriental Society "Chock-full of interesting details and new insights. This is an excellent, meticulously researched, and clearly written book. It will be useful in courses on Indian religion in general and on the Goddess in particular, either by itself or in conjunction with its companion book of translations, Singing to the Godess: Poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001)"-The Journal of Religion, Offers a much-needed contribution to the field of South Asia studies and to the history of religions as a whole ... a remarkably thorough and powerfully argued study ... impressive., "Chock-full of interesting details and new insights. This is an excellent,meticulously researched, and clearly written book. It will be useful in courseson Indian religion in general and on the Goddess in particular, either by itselfor in conjunction with its companion book of translations, Singing to theGodess: Poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal (New York: Oxford University Press,2001)"-The Journal of Religion, Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams is a stunning piece of scholarship." --Journal of the American Oriental Society"Chock-full of interesting details and new insights. This is an excellent, meticulously researched, and clearly written book. It will be useful in courses on Indian religion in general and on the Goddess in particular, either by itself or in conjunction with its companion book of translations, Singing to the Godess: Poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001)"-The Journal of ReligionMother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams is a stunning piece of scholarship." --Journal of the American Oriental Society"Chock-full of interesting details and new insights. This is an excellent, meticulously researched, and clearly written book. It will be useful in courses on Indian religion in general and on the Goddess in particular, either by itself or in conjunction with its companion book of translations, Singing to the Godess: Poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001)"-The Journal of Religion
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
891.4/41008
Synopsis
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)., This text chronicles the rise and subsequent fortunes of goddess worship (Saktism) in the region of Bengal from the middle of the 18th 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, Ramprasad Sen (c.1718-1775), and continuing up through those of the gifted poet Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976). McDermott places the advent of the Sakta lyric in its historical context and charts the vicissitudes over time of this form of goddess worship, including the 19th-century resurgence of Saktism in the cause of Nationalist politics. The main thesis of the book concerns the democratizing and sweetening of Kali and the Bengalization of Uma (and by extension her husband Shiva). The esoteric tantric Kali of Ramprasad, McDermott shows, is transformed, losing much of her fierce, wild, dangerous, bloody character as she increasingly becomes apprehended as mother by her devoted children., 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, Ramprasad Sen (ca. 1718-1775), and continuing up through those of the gifted poet Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976). McDermott places the advent of the Sakta lyric in its historical context and charts the vicissitudes over time of this form of goddess worship, including the nineteenth century resurgence of Saktism in the cause of Nationalist politics. The main thesis of the book concerns the democratizing and sweetening of Kali and the Bengalization of Uma (and by extension her husband Shiva). The esoteric tantric Kali of Ramprasad, McDermott shows, is transformed, losing much of her fierce, wild, dangerous, bloody character as she increasingly becomes apprehended as mother by her devoted 'children'. The remarkable and extensive body of poetry McDermott draws on in her study has never been translated into English. Her own translations of a selection of these poems will be published as a companion volume entitled Singing to the Goddess: Poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal.
LC Classification Number
PK1714.5.E5M33 2000
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