Folklore, religion and the songs of a Bengali madman: a journey between performance and the politics of cultural representation
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 exa...
| Published in: | Jerusalem studies in religion and culture |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2016]
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| In: |
Jerusalem studies in religion and culture (volume 22)
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| Series/Journal: | Jerusalem studies in religion and culture
volume 22 |
| Further subjects: | B
Bhabāpāglā 1902-1984
B Bauls Songs and music B Bauls Religion |
| 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-324) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 9004324704 |