This book offers the first English translation of a body of highly esoteric, mystical poetry and songs associated with the Khartabhajas, a Bengali sect devoted to Tantrism. The period from the late 18th to the early 19th century, during which these lyrics were written, was an era of change, experimentation, and transition from the older medieval styles to the new literary forms of "modern" Bengal. The highly original songs presented here are an important part of this transitional period, reflecting the search for new literary forms and experimentation in new poetic styles.

Titel
Songs of Ecstasy
Untertitel
Tantric and Devotional Songs from Colonial Bengal
EAN
9780198031819
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
Genre
Veröffentlichung
22.11.2001
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
9.37 MB