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Kali's ChildJeffrey J. Kripal
Hinduism: Gods, Scriptures and Paths
Kali's Child
The Mystical and the Erotic in the Life and Teachings of Ramakrishna
A psychoanalytically informed study of the Bengali mystic Ramakrishna and his devotion to Kali, based on the Bengali sources. The book won an academic prize and also provoked strong criticism from Hindu scholars and devotees, becoming a landmark in debates over the study of Hinduism.









