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050		4	_aBL1284.84 _b.H36 2018
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084			_aonline - EBSCO
100	1		_aHanssen, Kristin, _eautore _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2017074333
245	1	0	_aWomen, religion, and the body in South Asia : _bliving with Bengali Bauls / _cKristin Hanssen.
264		1	_a[New York, NY] : _bRoutledge, _c2018.
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aRoutledge South Asian religion series ; _v9
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aNoted for their haunting melodies and enigmatic lyrics, Bauls have been portrayed as spiritually enlightened troubadours traveling around the countryside in West Bengal in India and in Bangladesh. As emblems of Bengali culture, Bauls have long been a subject of scholarly debates which center on their esoteric practices, and middle class imaginaries of the category Baul. Adding to this literature, the intimate ethnography presented in this book recounts the life stories of members from a single family, shining light on their past and present tribulations bound up with being poor and of a lowly caste. It shows that taking up the Baul path is a means of softening the stigma of their lower caste identity in that religious practice, where women play a key role, renders the body pure. The path is also a source of monetary income in that begging is considered part of their vocation. For women, the Baul path has the added implication of lessening constraints of gender. While the book describes a family of singers, it also portrays the wider society in which they live, showing how their lives connect and interlace with other villagers, a theme not previously explored in literature on Bauls. A novel approach to the study of women, the body and religion, this book will be of interest to undergraduates and graduates in the field of the anthropology. In addition, it will appeal to students of everyday religious lives as experienced by the poor, through case studies in South Asia. The book provides further evidence that renunciation in South Asia is not a uniform path, despite claims to the contrary. There is also a special interest in Bauls among those familiar with the Bengali speaking region. While this book speaks to that interest, its wider appeal lies in the light it sheds on religion, the body, life histories, and poverty.
588	0		_aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 10, 2018).
505	0		_aCaste is still important -- Gardens of delight: food and Yogic sex -- Initiation and begging for alms -- Festivals and programs -- Death in a family.
650		0	_aBauls _zIndia _zBengal.
650		0	_aWomen in Hinduism _zIndia _zBengal.
650		0	_aHuman body _xReligious aspects _xHinduism. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2020002687
650		6	_aBāul _zBengale (Bangladesh et Inde)
650		6	_aFemmes dans l'hindouisme _zBengale (Bangladesh et Inde)
650		6	_aCorps humain _xAspect religieux _xHindouisme.
650		7	_aRELIGION _xComparative Religion. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aBauls _2fast
650		7	_aHuman body _xReligious aspects _xHinduism _2fast
650		7	_aWomen in Hinduism _2fast
651		7	_aIndia _zBengal _2fast
758			_ihas work: _aWomen, religion, and the body in South Asia (Text) _1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFDB9kmjhwvJQK9PyPvm3P _4https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781138561892 _z1138561894 _w(DLC) 2017055110 _w(OCoLC)1007928398
830		0	_aRoutledge South Asian religion series ; _v9. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008053836
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