Logic in a Popular Form: Essays on Popular Religion in Bengal - Couverture souple

Banerjee, Sumanta

 
9780857426161: Logic in a Popular Form: Essays on Popular Religion in Bengal
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0857426168 ISBN 13 : 9780857426161
Editeur : Seagull Books London Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

Taking its title from Karl Marx's description of religion as the world's "logic in a popular form," this book explores the hidden logic behind popular religions in nineteenth-century Bengal. Sumanta Banerjee examines cross-religious cults and the construction of Bengali myths and beliefs about godlings and spirits, approaching them as popular inventions that attempt to make sense of human existence in the face of an overwhelming and often hostile environment.

These religious manifestations of popular logic--ranging from Kali to Radha-Krishna to Satyapir to Tantric practice--are fluid and constantly innovating. Banerjee argues that they represent an alternative stream running parallel to, and often challenging, the more strictly structured beliefs and practices of the Indian religious establishments, whether Hindu, Islamic or Christian.

Logic in a Popular Form brings to light many significant aspects of the multifaceted phenomenon of popular religion in Bengal, while tracing the impact of urbanization, colonialism, and nationalism. Banerjee re-examines the relevance of the beliefs and rituals that continue to survive in Bengali society today.

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À propos de l?auteur

Sumanta Banerjee is a cultural historian who specializes in research into popular culture, particularly of the colonial period. He is the author of many books, including The Parlour and the Streets Elite and Popular Culture in Nineteenth Century Calcutta and Dangerous Outcast The Prostitute in Nineteenth Century Bengal, both published by Seagull Books.

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Éditeur
Seagull Books London Ltd
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0857426168
ISBN 13 
9780857426161
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9781906497552: Logic in a Popular Form: Essays on Popular Religion in Bengal

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1906497559 ISBN 13 :  9781906497552
Editeur : Seagull Books London Ltd, 2010
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