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Loading... Folklore, religion and the songs of a Bengali madman : a journey between performance and the politics of cultural representationby Carola Erika Lorea
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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. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)294.5092Religions Other Religions Religions of Indic origin Hinduism Hinduism by placeLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |