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Author : Pūrṇadāsa Bāula
Publisher : APH Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788176484091
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Bāul Philosophy written by Pūrṇadāsa Bāula and published by APH Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Selina Thielemann
Publisher : APH Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788170249900
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (499 download)
Download or read book Sounds of the Sacred written by Selina Thielemann and published by APH Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It Is A Good Introduction To The Musico-Literary Traditions Of Vraja And The Collection Of Lectures And Short Essays Concentrate Upon Traditions Of Music Whether Sacred Or Secular, As An Act Of Divine Worship.
Author : Selina Thielemann
Publisher : APH Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788176484749
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (847 download)
Download or read book Saṃgīta-sādhanā written by Selina Thielemann and published by APH Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Represents A Compilation Of Selected Essays, All Centered Around The Theme Of Baul Music In The Context Of Man`S Continous Endeavour For Realisation Of The Highest Truth.
Author : D. Kapoor
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230111815
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Indigenous Knowledge and Learning in Asia/Pacific and Africa written by D. Kapoor and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-09-27 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection makes a unique contribution towards the amplification of indigenous knowledge and learning by adopting an inter/trans-disciplinary approach to the subject that considers a variety of spaces of engagement around knowledge in Asia and Africa.
Author : Prof. Katta Narasimha Reddy
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Kalyana Mitra: Volume 10 written by Prof. Katta Narasimha Reddy and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume X: Tribalore and Folklore Studies contains 36 articles contributed by scholars of eminence in the field. The topics covered in the volume include Folk and Tribalore, economic life of Koya tribe, traditional knowledge of Santal community, impact of Christianity on Indian Tribes, Chenchus of Nallamalais, Kotha tribe of Odisha, Tribal revolt, Folk dances, Folk Theatre, Folk songs and singers, folk literature, narratives and Folk and tribal festivals. The volume serves as a source book for the students, research scholars and teachers of Folk and Tribalore. This volume also highlights the love and affection of Prof. P. Chenna Reddy enjoys in the intellectual world. The felicitation Volume is brought out in a series of 12 independent books covering a total of 460 articles. Every volume contains two sections. The first section contains the biographical sketch of Prof.P.Chenna Reddy, his achievements and contribution to archaeology, history and Society. The second section of each volume is subject specific, E.g., Volume-I on Archaeology, Volume II on Early and Medieval Indian History, Volume III on Modern Indian History, Volume IV on Epigraphy and Numismatics, Volume V on Art , Volume VI on Architecture, Volume VII on Religion and Philosophy, Volume VIII on Economy, Trade and Commerce, Volume IX on Literature, Volume X Tribalore and Folklore, Volume XI Contemporary India and Diaspora, Volume XII, Tourism and contains as many as 460 articles and contributed by renowned scholars
Author : Sukanya Chakrabarti
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000797740
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)
Download or read book In-Between Worlds written by Sukanya Chakrabarti and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-11-25 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the performance of Bauls, ‘folk’ performers from Bengal, in the context of a rapidly globalizing Indian economy and against the backdrop of extreme nationalistic discourses. Recognizing their scope beyond the musical and cultural realm, Sukanya Chakrabarti engages in discussing the subversive and transformational potency of Bauls and their performances. In-Between Worlds argues that the Bauls through their musical, spiritual, and cultural performances offer ‘joy’ and ‘spirituality,’ thus making space for what Dr. Ambedkar in his famous 1942 speech had identified as ‘reclamation of human personality’. Chakrabarti destabilizes the category of ‘folk’ as a fixed classification or an origin point, and fractures homogeneous historical representations of the Baul as a ‘folk’ performer and a wandering mendicant exposing the complex heterogeneity that characterizes this group. Establishing ‘folk-ness’ as a performance category, and ‘folk festivals’ as sites of performing ‘folk-ness,’ contributing to a heritage industry that thrives on imagined and recreated nostalgia, Chakrabarti examines different sites that produce varied performative identities of Bauls, probing the limits of such categories while simultaneously advocating for polyvocality and multifocality. While this project has grounded itself firmly in performance studies, it has borrowed extensively from fields of postcolonial studies and subaltern histories, literature, ethnography and ethnomusicology, and cosmopolitan studies.
Author : Mary Young
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 193538791X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (353 download)
Download or read book The Baul Tradition written by Mary Young and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the Baul Path, a Tantric spiritual tradition, from its earliest roots in the subcontinent of India, to its dissemination in the West in modern times. “Baul” – meaning “madcap” or “taken by the wind” – describes one who has a vision of reality so piercing & clear that they are called to live in a way that goes against the common grain: the safe, plodding life of the mainstream. In the East, for centuries, Baul bards & yogis wandered the dusty roads of Bengal singing & dancing with joy in praise of God. Their poetry-songs uplifted ordinary people, transporting all above the daily grind for survival & into a direct experience of the sublime. Sahaja is the hallmark of the Baul Way, referring to the naturally ecstatic essence of being. According to the Bauls, sahaja nature is inborn, & underlies one’s human personality & habitual social conditioning. It is a blueprint of love, beauty, bliss, wisdom & dignity. From the Baul view, to rediscover sahaja is to love God. The spirit of sahaja arises in individuals in all cultures, in all times & places, the author asserts. In this book, however, she details the unique & vital approaches to life & spirituality that the Bauls, both East & West, have demonstrated throughout their history, & in their philosophy, teaching & practice. The Baul sadhana, or spiritual life, rests on four pillars: Radical reliance on the guru; Wandering and begging as a way of life; Teachings encoded in song and dance; Yogas of the body: including hatha, sexuality & breath. Each of these tenets is elaborated in depth, as the author highlights the notable differences in their expression “then & now,” in East & West. The outstanding contribution of this book is its first-hand account of the introduction of Baul spirituality to the modern world through the life & work of Khépa Lee Lozowick (1943-2010), an American teacher & the spiritual Heart Son of Yogi Ramsuratkumar, the revered Beggar Saint of Tiruvannamalai, south India. In 2008, M. Young accompanied Khepa Lee to Bengal where they met with eminent Baul gurus & practitioners, many who had long awaited an exchange with their American “brother.” On this trip, his band of Western Bauls shared their American rock & blues in a unique interplay between East & West. Foreword is by Parvathy Baul, internationally acclaimed musician and representative of the traditional Baul path. M. Young’s work is a feast of scholarship, rich in memoir & practical wisdom.
Author : Mimlu Sen
Publisher : Random House India
ISBN 13 : 818400270X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Baulsphere written by Mimlu Sen and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2012-02-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freewheeling Mimlu Sen lives in Paris, where one day she witnesses an electrifying performance by three Bauls, mystic minstrels from Bengal, who spin like pillars of dust. Their music inspires her to return to Calcutta, and to go on an extraordinary journey with one of them, Paban Das Baul, from her respectable home in the city to his humble village, and further on, into the verdant Bengali countryside that is their common heritage. Paban takes Mimlu through the itinerant Baul’s route—from the festival at Kenduli with its marathon performances, to tranquil Shantiniketan, where Bauls frequently stop en route and disrupt quotidian life; Agrodwip, deep in the Vaishnava world, to Nabasana, where mesmerizing guru Hari Goshain presides over Baul games and ultimately, her initiation; and to Boral, where she holds her own big Baul festival, a mahatsava. Along the way, she encounters tantrics and tribals, exorcisms and witch sightings, catfish that climb trees and esoteric sexo-yogic secrets—and she falls in love. Baulsphere takes you into the heart of rural Bengal, and into the fascinating world of the Bauls. Passionate, enthralling and searingly lyrical, it is a stunning book.
Author : Dr. Siddhartha Ganguli
Publisher : Allied Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9390951763
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book The Four Moons in the Human Body written by Dr. Siddhartha Ganguli and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bauls & Fakirs of Bengal and Bangladesh certainly constitute a breed, different from other ethnic religious sects. They do not believe in worshipping in any citadel of religion like a temple, a mosque, or a church. They have the conviction that the body itself is the habitat of cosmic energy and also that the entire cosmos is present in a living body. They compare the body with a cage and the soul with an unknown bird which has come to stay for some time only. Most of the Bauls, who are not just singers but serious followers of the Baul path, do not believe in replication—creating any future progeny. They adopt special procedures for sexual union with menstruated female partners to retain the semen without losing it. To learn this very special technique which they do not share with any one, they have to take the help of learned and experienced Gurus who also teach them weird rituals like ‘Chari Chandra Bhed’ which involves consumption of semen, menstrual blood, urine and faeces. These folk medicine practices help them to keep diseases away and maintain good health. There have been lot of surveys and studies on the Bauls & Fakirs—primarily of historical, religious and sociological nature. This book goes a little deep to look at their songs, lifestyle, philosophy & practices from biological, psychological & management angles to establish that the Baulsphere is based on concepts and practices that have been proven scientific from modern research studies.
Author : Rhiannon Mathias
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429575041
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)
Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Women’s Work in Music written by Rhiannon Mathias and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-31 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Women’s Work in Music presents a unique collection of core research by academics and music practitioners from around the world, engaging with an extraordinarily wide range of topics on women’s contributions to Western and Eastern art music, popular music, world music, music education, ethnomusicology as well as in the music industries. The handbook falls into six parts. Part I serves as an introduction to the rich variety of subject matter the reader can expect to encounter in the handbook as a whole. Part II focuses on what might be termed the more traditional strand of feminist musicology – research which highlights the work of historical and/or neglected composers. Part III explores topics concerned with feminist aesthetics and music creation and Part IV focuses on questions addressing the performance and reception of music and musicians. The narrative of the handbook shifts in Part V to focus on opportunities and leadership in the music professions from a Western perspective. The final section of the handbook (Part VI) provides new frames of context for women’s positions as workers, educators, patrons, activists and promoters of music. This is a key reference work for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in music and gender.
Author : Lisa I. Knight
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199396841
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)
Download or read book Contradictory Lives written by Lisa I. Knight and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the popular imagination, Bauls in West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh are depicted as a sect of musical mendicants with flowing hair clad in ocher-colored clothes and carrying a one-stringed instrument. Their popularity stems from their mystical songs and their carefree, whimsical behavior. Somewhat less celebrated are Baul beliefs and practices: they are fiercely opposed to the caste system and sectarianism and, at least in the context of their sexo-yogic rituals and philosophy, extol women over men. Despite the importance of women among Bauls, scholarly and popular discourses on Bauls marginalize Baul women by depicting the ideal Baul as male and as unencumbered by social constraints and worldly concerns. For Baul women, these ideals pose distinct challenges to their position and reputation as women in rural Bengal, where gendered norms limit womens actions. However, as musical performers hoping for patronage, behaving as a Baul can ensure their livelihood. This book shows how Baul women interpret and respond to these various constructions of gender and Baul identity and suggests that Baul women are encumbered actors. It argues that Baul women negotiate their identity, position, and life choices in light of contradictory expectations of appropriate behavior for Bengali women and for Bauls. It demonstrates that Baul women draw on the very tools of their encumbering to create for themselves a meaningful life and a more just society. As they sing, wander, take renunciation, and raise a family, they expand ideas about both women and Bauls in Bengal. --Publisher description.
Author : Graham F. Welch
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192576070
Total Pages : 1200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Singing written by Graham F. Welch and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singing has been a characteristic behaviour of humanity across several millennia. Chorus America (2009) estimated that 42.6 million adults and children regularly sing in one of 270,000 choruses in the US, representing more than 1:5 households. Similarly, recent European-based data suggest that more than 37 million adults take part in group singing. The Oxford Handbook of Singing is a landmark text on this topic. It is a comprehensive resource for anyone who wishes to know more about the pluralistic nature of singing. In part, the narrative adopts a lifespan approach, pre-cradle to senescence, to illustrate that singing is a commonplace behaviour which is an essential characteristic of our humanity. In the overall design of the Handbook, the chapter contents have been clustered into eight main sections, embracing fifty-three chapters by seventy-two authors, drawn from across the world, with each chapter illustrating and illuminating a particular aspect of singing. Offering a multi-disciplinary perspective embracing the arts and humanities, physical, social and clinical sciences, the book will be valuable for a broad audience within those fields.
Author : Mazharul Islam
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Folklore, the Pulse of the People written by Mazharul Islam and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1985 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carola Lorea
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004324712
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Folklore, Religion and the Songs of a Bengali Madman written by Carola Lorea and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Lorea explores the relationship between Bengali folklore, heterodox religious movements and politics of cultural representation through the contextual study of the eccentric guru Bhaba Pagla (1902-1984), his ecstatic songs and their performers.
Author : Ashmita Khasnabish
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000802884
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Virtual Diaspora, Postcolonial Literature and Feminism written by Ashmita Khasnabish and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-16 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the resolution of the psychic problem of diasporic existence from a postcolonial feminist perspective, by inscribing and defining the meaning of “virtual diaspora” through the lens of the East/India and the West. It explores the situation that arises when one leaves one’s country and becomes an emigrant/immigrant, which often causes pain both in the departure from one’s motherland and in the adaptation to a new environment. The book employs the theory of Deleuze and Guattari and explores the interstices of real and virtual diaspora and the aftermath of diaspora as a mental journey. Adding a new interpretation of transcendence, taken from the Indian perspective, the book examines the Deleuze’s theory of immanence and transcendence and the two major concepts of “becoming” and “real/virtual.” The book also examines the works of Helene Cixous, J.M. Coetzee, Jhumpa Lahiri, Kunal Basu, and Tagore in light of the concept of virtual diaspora and from a postcolonial feminist angle. It does so by raising the following questions: When one has emigrated to a different country, can one conceive of that existence as real or virtual or both? Do emigrants or diasporic individuals live a life of both real and virtual diaspora? This comes from the idea that both real and virtual diaspora, under different paradigms, may be related to the power struggle and master-slave dialectic that affects all of humanity. A valuable addition to the study of postcolonial literature, the book will also be of interest to researchers in the fields of diaspora studies, postcolonial feminist theory, postcolonial literature, feminist philosophy, interdisciplinary studies, and Asian Studies, in particular South Asian Studies.
Author : Selina Thielemann
Publisher : APH Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788176481656
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (816 download)
Download or read book Singing the Praises Divine written by Selina Thielemann and published by APH Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents A Selection Of Lectures And Essays On The Theme Of Music In The Hindu Traditions. With Special Emphasis On Song As A Mode Of Worship In Vaisnava Bhakti. Contains 14 Essays On The Subject.
Author : Jeanne Openshaw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521811255
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Seeking Bauls of Bengal written by Jeanne Openshaw and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-07-25 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author charts the rise of Bauls to their present iconic status as minstrels and mystics.
