The Madness of the Saints: Ecstatic Religion in Bengal
by June McDaniel
University of Chicago Press, 1989
Cloth: 978-0-226-55722-9 | Paper: 978-0-226-55723-6
Library of Congress Classification BL1153.7.B46M37 1989
Dewey Decimal Classification 294.542
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Although ecstasy has been explored in several Indian contexts, surprisingly little scholarship has been devoted to its central role in Bengali devotion. In The Madness of the Saints, June McDaniel undertakes the first comprehensive study of religious ecstasy in Bengal, examining the texts that describe it, the people who experience it, and the traditions that support it.
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