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Carola Lorea

Folklore, Religion and the Songs of a Bengali Madman

A Journey between Performance and the Politics of Cultural Representation

Carola Lorea

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Brill
11 August 2016

Songbooks; Hindu worship, rites & ceremonies; Hindu life & practice

Series: Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture

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.

By: Carola Lorea
Imprint: Brill
Volume: 22
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 660g
ISBN: 9789004324701
ISBN 10: 9004324704
Series: Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 11 August 2016
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carola Erika Lorea, PhD (2015), University of Rome, is a researcher in Bengali oral traditions. She has published books on Bengali language and literature, translations of contemporary Bengali authors and several articles on the folklore and sacred songs of the Bauls of West Bengal.

Reviews for Folklore, Religion and the Songs of a Bengali Madman: A Journey between Performance and the Politics of Cultural Representation

“Lorea’s research provides some interesting new perspectives to approach the bāul-sphere. Her extensive knowledge of relevant critical theoretical concepts and her frequent dialogue with those is as applaudable as her honest confusions regarding Bhaba’s religious identity and his probable association with different religious groups.” Ratul Ghosh, Cooch Behar, Folklore, Religion and the Songs of a Bengali Madman 116(2), 2021