The Madness of the Saints: Ecstatic Religion in BengalUniversity of Chicago Press, 15 de jul. de 1989 - 335 páginas Although ecstasy has been explored in several Indian contexts, surprisingly little scholarship has been devoted to its central role in Bengali devotion. In The Madness of the Saints, June McDaniel undertakes the first comprehensive study of religious ecstasy in Bengal, examining the texts that describe it, the people who experience it, and the traditions that support it. |
Conteúdo
1 Introduction | 1 |
The Vaisnava Tradition | 29 |
The Sakta Tradition | 86 |
Auls Bauls and Sahajiyas | 157 |
Bengali Holy Women | 191 |
6 Conclusion | 241 |
Appendix A | 287 |
Appendix B | 288 |
Appendix C | 292 |
Notes | 295 |
Bibliography | 323 |
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Termos e frases comuns
Ānandamayī āśrama Bābā Bāmā Baul become began behavior Bengali Bhagavān Bhāgavata bhakti bhāva bhor bhūta biographies bliss body Brahma burning ground Caitanya cakra Calcutta called chanting child corpse dance darśana Dās Dāsa death deity described Devī devotee disciples divine madness ecstasy ecstatic symptoms emotion emphasized eyes feel Gauḍīya Gaur goal goddess Gosvāmin guru hair heart holy women Ibid impurity Indian initiation inner insanity intense Interview Jagadbandhu Kālī Kṛṣṇa līlā lives madman mahābhāva Manasā mantra meditation mind Mother mystical Nāga Navadvīpa pāgal passion person poem possession trance practitioners Pūjā Rādhā Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa Rāma Rāmakṛṣṇa Ramprasad rasa religious experience ritual practice Rūpa sahaja Sahajiyā saints Śākta Śakti samādhi Sanskrit Śāradā seen sexuality siddha singing Śiva sometimes songs soul spontaneous Śrī Śrī statue tantric Tārā temple texts Thakur tion tradition trance trans Vaiṣṇava Vāmākṣepā Vijayakṛṣṇa visions visualization Vṛndāvana woman worship yoga yogi yogic