submitted: 1/12/95 (by mail) Rachel Fell McDermott Assistant Professor Dept. of Asian & Middle Eastern Cultures 321 Milbank Hall Barnard College 3009 Broadway New York, NY 10027 USA phone: 212-854-5416 email: rmcdermott@barnard.columbia.edu description of work: Bengali, Bengal studies; Saktism; Hindu goddesses; Tantra; Kali; bhakti; Calcutta; religion (discipline)