Folklore, religion and the songs of a Bengali madman : a journey between performance and the politics of cultural representation /

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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Call Number: BL1284.84 .L67 2016

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Carola Erika Lorea
  • Introduction /
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  • 1 Context: Bauls, Baul Literature and the Absence of Bhaba Pagla /
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  • 2 Composition: The Songs of a Migrant Avadhūta /
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  • 3 Performance: Music for Money, Songs for Salvation /
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  • 4 Transmission, Tradition and Technology: Training and Learning in the Bhaba Pagla Community /
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  • Conclusions /
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  • Appendix: A Selection of Songs of Bhaba Pagla in English Translation /
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  • References /
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  • Index of Names /
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  • General Index /
  • Carola Erika Lorea.