Kali's Child: The Mystical and the Erotic in the Life and Teachings of Ramakrishna

by Jeffrey J. Kripal

Book Overview

The nineteenth-century Bengali mystic Ramakrishna played a major role in the development of Hinduism and is regarded as a modern saint. Yet he remains an enigma to followers unable to reconcile his saintly status with his eroticized language and actions.

In this work, Jeffrey J. Kripal attempts to untangle the paradox. He demonstrates that Ramakrishna's famous mystical experiences were driven by erotic energies that he neither fully accepted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226453766
• ISBN13: 9780226453767
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"