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Encountering Kali: In the Margins, at the Center, in the West
McDermott
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Description for Encountering Kali: In the Margins, at the Center, in the West
Paperback. Explores one of the most remarkable divinities the world has seen - the Hindu goddess Kali. This title focuses on the complexities involved in interpreting Kali in both her indigenous South Asian settings and her Western incarnations. It illuminates the problems and promises inherent in various acts of cross-cultural interpretation. Editor(s): McDermott, Rachel Fell; Kripal, Jeffrey J. Num Pages: 339 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 15 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
"Encountering Kali" explores one of the most remarkable divinities the world has seen - the Hindu goddess Kali. She is simultaneously understood as a blood-thirsty warrior, a goddess of ritual possession, a Tantric sexual partner, and an all-loving, compassionate Mother. Popular and scholarly interest in her has been on the rise in the West in recent years. Responding to this phenomenon, this volume focuses on the complexities involved in interpreting Kali in both her indigenous South Asian settings and her more recent Western incarnations. Using scriptural history, temple architecture, political violence, feminist and psychoanalytic criticism, autobiographical reflection, and the goddess' ... Read more
"Encountering Kali" explores one of the most remarkable divinities the world has seen - the Hindu goddess Kali. She is simultaneously understood as a blood-thirsty warrior, a goddess of ritual possession, a Tantric sexual partner, and an all-loving, compassionate Mother. Popular and scholarly interest in her has been on the rise in the West in recent years. Responding to this phenomenon, this volume focuses on the complexities involved in interpreting Kali in both her indigenous South Asian settings and her more recent Western incarnations. Using scriptural history, temple architecture, political violence, feminist and psychoanalytic criticism, autobiographical reflection, and the goddess' ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
339
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
510g
Number of Pages
339
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520232402
SKU
V9780520232402
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About McDermott
Rachel Fell McDermott is Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures at Barnard College and author of Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams: Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal (2001) and Singing to the Goddess: Poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal (2001). Jeffrey J. Kripal is the Lynette S. Autry Associate Professor in ... Read more
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