Singing to the goddess: poems to kali and uma from bengal
Auteur :
McDermott, Rachel Fell
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195134339
Date de publication :
29 mars 2001
Dimensions :
13,2 x 20,1 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
459 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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) as it developed over this period.