Songs of ecstasy: tantric and devotional songs from colonial bengal
Auteur :
Urban, Hugh B.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780195139013
Date de publication :
13 déc. 2001
Dimensions :
23,1 x 15,5 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
318 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This title offers an English translation of a body of highly esoteric, mystical poetry and songs associated with the Khartabhajas - a Bengali sect devoted to Tantrism, an Indian religious movement that employs deliberately shocking sexual language and rituals.