Kali's Child: The Mystical and the Erotic in the Life and Teachings of Ramakrishna
Scholar Jeffrey J. Kripal explores the life and teachings of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a 19th-century Bengali saint who played a major role in the creation of modern Hinduism. The work is now marked by both critical acclaim and cross-cultural controversy. In a substantial new Preface to this...
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Scholar Jeffrey J. Kripal explores the life and teachings of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a 19th-century Bengali saint who played a major role in the creation of modern Hinduism. The work is now marked by both critical acclaim and cross-cultural controversy. In a substantial new Preface to this second edition, Kripal answers his critics and addresses the controversy.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780226453774 (0226453774)
Publish date: October 1st 1998
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Pages no: 420
Edition language: English