The Demon Slayers and Other Stories

The Demon Slayers and Other Stories
Author: Sayantani DasGupta
Publisher: Interlink Books
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1995
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

A collection of Bengali folk tales. Among the stories of princes, devata (deities) and bloodthirsty rashash (demons), stories of women's lives and images emerge. Women and their goddeses bring to life not only the nurturing Bengali motherland itself, but demons as well.

The Folk-Literature of Bengal (being Lectures Delivered to the Calcutta University in 1917, as Ramta

The Folk-Literature of Bengal (being Lectures Delivered to the Calcutta University in 1917, as Ramta
Author: Rai Saheb Dineshchandra
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-27
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781017557077

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Tales of India

Tales of India
Author:
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2018-02-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1452166757

Traditional Indian lore through the eyes of two artists. “Their collaboration is nothing short of phenomenal. The illustrations take you into another world.” —Medium A shape-shifting tiger and a pretentious rat. A generous goddess and a powerful demon. A clever princess and a prince who returns from the dead. This collection of sixteen traditional tales transports readers to the beguiling world of Indian folklore. Transcribed by Indian and English folklorists in the nineteenth century, these stories brim with wit and magic. Fans of fairy tales will encounter familiar favorites—epic quests and talking animals—alongside delightful surprises—an irreverent sense of humor and an array of bold, inspiring heroines. Each tale in this ebook comes alive alongside exquisite artwork by a pair of contemporary Indian artists.

Folk Tales of West Bengal

Folk Tales of West Bengal
Author: Swapna Dutta
Publisher: Children's Book Trust
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2009
Genre: Children's stories, Indic (English)
ISBN: 9788189750732

Folklore, Religion and the Songs of a Bengali Madman

Folklore, Religion and the Songs of a Bengali Madman
Author: Carola Lorea
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2016-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004324712

This book explores historical and cultural aspects of modern and contemporary Bengal through the performance-centred study of a particular repertoire: the songs of the saint-composer Bhaba Pagla (1902-1984), who is particularly revered among Baul and Fakir singers. The author shows how songs, if examined as 'sacred scriptures', represent multi-dimensional texts for the study of South Asian religions. Revealing how previous studies about Bauls mirror the history of folkloristics in Bengal, this book presents sacred songs as a precious symbolic capital for a marginalized community of dislocated and unorthodox Hindus, who consider the practice of singing in itself an integral part of the path towards self-realization.

Folklore of Bengal

Folklore of Bengal
Author: Āśutosha Bhaṭṭācārya
Publisher: NBT India
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2006
Genre: Bengali (South Asian people)
ISBN: 9788123747491

Folk Tales of Bengal

Folk Tales of Bengal
Author: Day Lal Bihari
Publisher: Mittal Publications
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2019-03-04
Genre: History
ISBN:

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Indian Myth and Legend

Indian Myth and Legend
Author: Donald A. Mackenzie
Publisher: anboco
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2016-08-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3736406355

This volume deals with the myths and legends of India, which survive to us in the rich and abundant storehouse of Sanskrit literature, and with the rise and growth of Brahmanism, Buddhism, Jainism, &c. The reader is introduced to the various sacred works of the Hindus, including the ancient invocatory hymns of the four Vedas, the later speculative and expository "Forest Books" in which "the Absolute is grasped and proclaimed", and those great epic poems the Rámáyana, which is three times longer than the Iliad, and the Máhábharata, which is four times longer than the Rámáyana. In no other country have the national poets given fuller and finer expression to the beliefs and ideals and traditions of a people, or achieved as a result wider and more enduring fame. At the present day over two hundred million Hindus are familiar in varying degrees with the legendary themes and traditional b...