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Songs of Ecstasy: Tantric and Devotional Songs from Colonial Bengal
Songs of Ecstasy Tantric and Devotional Songs from Colonial Bengal
Author: Hugh B. Urban
This book offers the first English translation of a body of highly esoteric, mystical poetry and songs associated with the Khartabhajas, a Bengali sect devoted to Tantrism. The period from the late 18th to the early 19th century, during which these lyrics were written, was an era of change, experimentation, and transition from the older medieval...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195139006
ISBN-10: 0195139003
Publication Date: 11/22/2001
Pages: 200
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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