| Folklore, Religion and the Songs of a Bengali Madman: A Journey Between Performance and the Politics of Cultural Representation Contributor(s): Lorea, Carola (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004324704 ISBN-13: 9789004324701 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $177.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Spirituality - Music | Printed Music - General - Religion | Hinduism - General |
| Series: Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.35 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |