Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal

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ISBN: 9780195134353 | 0195134354
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Copyright: 6/28/2001

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This book chronicles the rise of goddess worship in the region of Bengal from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present. Focusing on the goddesses Kali and Uma, McDermott examines lyrical poems written by devotees from Ramprasad Sen (ca. 1718-1775) to Kazi Nazrul Islam(1899-1976).

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Introduction

(1)

Widening the Sakta Horizon in Bengal

(2)

Interpretive Interests: Transformations in a Bhakti Tradition

(3)

Methodology

(2)

A Personal Note

(4)

Part I The Lives and Contexts of Sakta Poets

The Historical Background in Bengal

(22)

The Rise of Zamindaris in Late Mughal Bengal

(3)

The Maratha Raids

(2)

The Expansion of British Power

(3)

The Famine of 1770

(1)

Zamindaris and British Policies in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

(2)

Zamindari Patronage of Religion and the Arts

(3)

Why Sakta Poetry, Now?

(2)

The Nouveaux Riches of Calcutta and the Place of Sakta Poetry

(4)

Building Fences with Kali: Ramprasad Sen and the Popularization of the Tantric Goddess

(47)

Searching for Ramprasad

(3)

Manuscripts and Monuments: The History of Ramprasad's ``Recovery''

(23)

Creating the Composite Portrait: Three Case Studies

(15)

Making Inferences

(6)

``Born in Ramprasad's Line to Revive Bhakti'': Sadhaka Kamalakanta

(44)

Ambushed by Dacoits with Kamalakanta

(1)

Rajas, Citizens, and Devotees Unite: Preserving Kamalakanta for Posterity

(22)

Charting Kamalakanta's Changes: Three Case Studies

107

(15)

Historical Judgments Revisited

122

(6)

Inheritors of Tradition: Floating in the Sakta Stream

128

(33)

Wigs or No Wigs? The Guises of Kali's Bards

128

(3)

``Like Ramprasad and Kamalakanta'': Literary Heirs

131

(14)

More Moons and Meat: The Legacy of Bengali Sakta Sadhakas

145

(2)

Where are Kali's Daughters?

147

(7)

Selecting the Best Representatives of Sakta ``Pastness''

154

(7)

Part II The Changing Genre of Sakta Poetry

Setting the Literary and Religious Scene in Eighteenth-Century Bengal

161

(15)

On Whose Shoulders? Textual Precedents for Eighteenth-Century Innovators

162

(10)

Temples, Pujas, and Image Veneration: Ritual Resources

172

(4)

Dancing on the Heart-Lotus: Kali and the Ramprasads of Bengali Literature

176

(28)

Texts, Editions, and Musical Notations

176

(2)

The Kali-centered Poetry (Syama-sangita)

178

(22)

The Uma-centered Poetry (Uma-sangita)

200

(2)

A Mellowing Poet?

202

(2)

Keeping the Legacy Alive: Kamalakanta Bhattacarya and the Sakta Padavali Tradition

204

(28)

Texts, Editions, and Musical Notations

204

(1)

The Kali-centered Poetry (Syama-sangita)

205

(19)

The Uma-centered Poetry (Uma-sangita)

224

(6)

Ramprasad and Kamalakanta: Evolving Trends in the Genre

230

(2)

``Ma, Come and Stay Awhile'': Kali and Uma in Eighteenth- to Twentieth-Century Bengali Poetry

232

(54)

The Intersection of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Bengali Literature with Interest in the Goddess

232

(5)

Carrying the Tune: New Voices for Kali

237

(38)

Pining for Uma, Bringing Her Home: Songs to the Mountain's Daughter

275

(11)

Conclusion: Bhakti's Balm in Bengal

286

(19)

Tantra and Bhakti: The Pendulum Swings

286

(6)

Interpreting Bhakti's Role

292

(6)

The Changing of the Gods in South Asian Religious Traditions

298

(7)

Glossary

305

(12)

Notes

317

(94)

Bibliography

411

(12)

Index

423

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Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal

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