Foreword |
Preface |
A Note on Translation and Transliteration |
Abbreviations |
1. Ramakrishna Scholarship: A Brief History |
Ramakrishna in Context |
Source Texts |
Early Interpreters |
Later Interpreters |
2. Approaching Kālī's Child |
Entering into the Text |
Much Ado about the Foot |
Secrecy, Censorship and Cover-up |
Tantra and Psychoanalysis |
Mysticism and the Unconscious |
3. History of the Debate |
Early Reviews |
The Storm and Its Aftermath |
Reframing the Debate |
Later Reviews |
4. Intepretation In Cross-Cultural Contexts |
The Mystical/Sexual Connection |
Liṅga/Yoni Symbolism |
Misogyny |
Problematics of Interpretation |
5. Documentation and Translations of the texts |
Methodological Problems |
A Brief Analysis |
6. The Future of Ramakrishna Studies |
Appendix: Letter from M's Great Grandson |
Notes |
Bibliography |