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Hinduism: Gods, Scriptures and Paths
Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams
Kālī and Umā in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal
A historical study of the Shakta devotional songs of Bengal from the eighteenth century onward, beginning with Ramprasad Sen. McDermott shows how the poetry transformed Kali from a fierce tantric goddess into a loving mother and examines its social and political settings.









