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New York.: Oxford University Press.. 2001.. Contents, notes on transliteration, glossary, notes, bibliography, index, xviii+437 pp., an excellent copy in a dustjacket. "This book chronicles the rise and subsequent fortunes of goddess worship, or Saktism, in the region of Bengal from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present. The primary documents are lyrics directed to the goddesses Kali and Uma, beginning with those of the first of the Sakta lyricist-devotees, Ramprasad Sen (ca. 1718-1821), and continuing up through those of the gifted poet Kaja Najrul Islam (1899-1976). McDermott has used extensive research from primary historical texts as well as from secondary Bengali and English source materials." (Publisher's description). .