LOGIC IN A POPULAR FORM : Essays on Popular Religion in Bengal (Record no. 177533)
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| International Standard Book Number | 9780857426161 |
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| Terms of availability | Purchased |
| Note | Prism Books,Kadavanthra |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
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| Classification number | 294.5095414 |
| Item number | SUM/LO |
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| Personal name | Sumanta Banerjee |
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| Title | LOGIC IN A POPULAR FORM : Essays on Popular Religion in Bengal |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1 |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Seagull |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2019/01/01 |
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| Size of unit | 291 |
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| General note | 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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/> 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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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Religion |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | India--Bengal |
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| Koha item type | Lending |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Non-fiction | Ernakulam Public Library | Ernakulam Public Library | General Stacks | 2019-10-16 | Purchase | 699.00 | KC-19-CRB-4592,2019/10/10 | 1 | 2 | 294.5095414 SUM/LO | E193395 | 2019-11-15 | 2019-11-15 | 2019-10-16 | Lending |