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Folklore, religion and the songs of a Bengali madman : a journey between performance and the politics of cultural representation
- Title
- Folklore, religion and the songs of a Bengali madman : a journey between performance and the politics of cultural representation / by Carola Erika Lorea.
- Author
- Lorea, Carola Erika, 1987-
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
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Details
- Description
- xvi, 332 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- This book explores historical and cultural aspects of modern and contemporary Bengal through the performance-centred study of a particular repertoire: the songs of the saint-composer Bhaba Pagla (1902-1984), who is particularly revered among Baul and Fakir singers. The author shows how songs, if examined as 'sacred scriptures', represent multi-dimensional texts for the study of South Asian religions. Revealing how previous studies about Bauls mirror the history of folkloristics in Bengal, this book presents sacred songs as a precious symbolic capital for a marginalized community of dislocated and unorthodox Hindus, who consider the practice of singing in itself an integral part of the path towards self-realization.
- Series Statement
- Jerusalem studies in religion and culture, 1570-078x ; VOLUME 22
- Uniform Title
- Jerusalem studies in religion and culture ; VOLUME 22
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-324) and indexes.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-12258
- ISBN
- 9789004324701 (hardback : acid-free paper)
- 9004324704 (hardback : acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 2016023223
- OCLC
- 950430793
- Author
- Lorea, Carola Erika, 1987- author.
- Title
- Folklore, religion and the songs of a Bengali madman : a journey between performance and the politics of cultural representation / by Carola Erika Lorea.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Jerusalem studies in religion and culture, 1570-078x ; VOLUME 22Jerusalem studies in religion and culture ; VOLUME 22
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-324) and indexes.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-12258