Contradictory Lives: Baul Women in India and Bangladesh

By Lisa I. Knight

Book Overview

In literature and popular imagination, the Bauls of India and Bangladesh are characterized as musical mystics: orange-clad nomads of both Hindu and Muslim backgrounds. They wander the countryside and entertain with their passionate singing and unusual behavior, and they are especially well-known for their evocative songs, which challenge the caste system and sectarianism prevalent in South Asia.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199773548
• ISBN13: 9780199773541
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"