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The Mysterious Play of Kali - An Interpretive Study of Ramakrishna (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,847
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The Mysterious Play of Kali - An Interpretive Study of Ramakrishna (Paperback): Carl Olson

The Mysterious Play of Kali - An Interpretive Study of Ramakrishna (Paperback)

Carl Olson

Series: AAR Studies in Religion, 56

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Ramakrishna was a nineteenth-century Bengali devotee of Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and destruction. He assumed the demeanor and dress of a woman, acted like a monkey, a child, a madman, and a comedian at various times during his career. Using the concept of play (lila), as both spontaneous activity and dramatic performance on behalf of Kali, Carl Olson provides a interpretive key for unlocking Ramakrishna's life and his often contradictory forms of behavior. Olson places Ramakrishna in his social and historical context, examines his relationship to women, and investigates his status as a mystery or stranger to his contemporaries.

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Imprint: Scholars Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: AAR Studies in Religion, 56
Release date: 1990
First published: 1990
Authors: Carl Olson
Dimensions: 228 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 978-1-55540-340-9
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
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LSN: 1-55540-340-9
Barcode: 9781555403409

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