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...

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Main Author: Lorea, Carola Erika, 1987-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Series: Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture 22.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303942.

Subjects:

Bhabāpāglā, > 1902-1984.

Bauls > Religion.

Bauls > Songs and music.

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