Suchitra Samanta

Kali in Bengali Lives

Narratives of Religious Experience

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Produktbeschreibung

In Kali in Bengali Lives, Suchitra Samanta examines personal narratives of Kali devotion in Bangladesh. These personal experiences, including miraculous encounters, reflect on broader understandings of divine power and transformations of the self.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 245g
• ISBN-13: 9781793646354
• ISBN-10: 179364635X
• Artikelnr.: 67231264

Autorenporträt

Suchitra Samanta is associate professor, collegiate faculty at Virginia Tech.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Framing Religious Experience in Theory and Indigenous Belief
Chapter 1: Interpreting Kali: A History and Western Perspectives
Chapter 2: Indigenous Epistemology: Relevatory Knowledge as Valid
Chapter 3: On Narrative: Autobiographical Recollection, Interpreting the
Miraculous Experience
Part II: Narratives of Experience
Chapter 4: The Guru as Conduit for Kali/Sakti, Disciples' Experiences
Chapter 5: Alokebabu, Kali's Devotee: A Guru as His Disciples See Him
Chapter 6: Bani's Many Gurus: Her Spiritual Journey to "Receiving" Kali
Chapter 7: Devotional Practices and Experiences
Chapter 8: Sacrificial Offerings to Kali, Experiences of Well-Being and
Calamity
Conclusion