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Writing the self : the life and philosophy of a dissenting Bengali Baul Guru
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Openshaw, Jeanne, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bauls--India--Bengal.
- Bauls.
- Khyapa, Raj, 1869-1946--Criticism and interpretation.
- Khyapa, Raj.
- Bengal (India)--Colonial influence.
- Bengal (India).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 272 p.) : ill.
- Other Title:
- Writing the self
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text examines the life, 'lineage', and legacy of the Baul Guru, Raj Krishna, in the context of the Renaissance in colonial Bengal, the growth of urban middle classes, transforming identities and the development of spiritual philosophy in the subcontinent.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199080489 (ebook) :
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