Singing to the goddess: poems to kali and uma from bengal
Auteur :
McDermott, Rachel Fell
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195134346
Date de publication :
22 mars 2001
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
313 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.