Rachel Fell Mcdermott: 2 books
Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal
The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Annually during the months of autumn, Bengal hosts three interlinked festivals to honor its most important goddesses: Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri. While each of these deities possesses a distinct iconography, myth, and character, they are all martial. Durga, Kali, and Jagaddhatri often demand blood...
The Death of the Goddess
A Poem in Twelve Cantos
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
THE DEATH OF THE GODDESS is an epic, narrative poem that is a moving account of affection, personal loss, and grief. Inspired by Buddhism, Indic thought and Hogan’s reading of the Bhagavad Gita, the central figures are two lovers who refuse to accept unjust social hierarchies and suffer separation...