Kali in Bengali lives : narratives of religious experience /
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| Author / Creator: | Samanta, Suchitra, 1949- author. |
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| Imprint: | Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021] |
| Description: | 1 online resource ( xvi, 143 pages) : color illustrations |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12682140 |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Notes
- Part I: Framing Religious Experience in Theory and Indigenous Belief
- Chapter 1: Interpreting Kali: A History and Western Perspectives
- Kali's History
- Western Perspectives on Kali
- Notes
- Chapter 2: Indigenous Epistemology: Revelatory Knowledge as Valid
- "Veridical Knowledge" in Indian philosophical Thought
- Bhakti, Anubhuti, Man, Smrti
- Kali Devotees on Anubhuti, Sakti/sakti, and Bhakti: An Evening's Conversation
- Notes
- Chapter 3: On Narrative: Autobiographical Recollection, Interpreting the Miraculous Experience
- Experience, Recollection, and Narrative
- Narrative, "Nonrational" Experience, and the Miraculous
- Notes
- Part II: Narratives of Experience
- Chapter 4: The Guru as Conduit for Kali/Sakti, Disciples' Experiences
- Accounts Related to Initiation (Diksa)
- Sachin
- Experiences of the Guru's Healing Powers
- Posthumous Connections with the Guru
- Notes
- Chapter 5: Alokebabu, Kali Devotee: A Guru as His Disciples See Him
- Notes
- Chapter 6: Bani's Many Gurus: Her Spiritual Journey to "Receiving" Kali
- Gurus Who Guide and Validate Bani's Journey
- Coming to Kali
- Notes
- Chapter 7: Devotional Practices and Experiences
- Experiences in Proximity to Other Devotees
- Experiences Related to Food Offerings and Family Well-Being
- Ritual Differences within a Marriage, Possible Experiences
- Devotion, Casually
- The Experience as Impetus to Ritual
- From Religiosity to Atheism
- Notes
- Chapter 8: Sacrificial Offering to Kali, Experiences of Well-being and Calamity
- Individual Responsibility for Community "Well-being"
- Atmabali, Offering of the Self, And Manater Bali, Vow-Related Offering
- Calamity Related to Personal Morality
- Notes
- Conclusion
- Note
- Afterword
- Notes
- Appendix: Select Names of Deities, Concepts, and Texts, with Diacritical Marks
- Deities
- Concepts and Objects Used in Worship
- Texts
- Bibliography
- Bengali Sources
- Index
- About the Author
