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UNINA9910465460403321 |
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Autore |
McDermott Rachel Fell |
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Titolo |
Singing to the goddess [[electronic resource] ] : poems to Kālī and Umā from Bengal / / Rachel Fell McDermott |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-47318-5 |
0-19-513433-8 |
0-19-803070-3 |
9786610473182 |
1-4237-5761-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (206 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Devotional poetry, Bengali |
Kālī (Hindu deity) |
Parvati (Hindu deity) |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes discography and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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