Singing to the Goddess

Singing to the Goddess
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 9780195134339
ISBN-13 : 0195134338
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Book Synopsis Singing to the Goddess by : Rachel Fell McDermott

Download or read book Singing to the Goddess written by Rachel Fell McDermott and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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).


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