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Contradictory lives
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- Book Synopsis
- 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 who wander the countryside and entertain with their passionate singing and unusual behavior. Although Bauls claim to value women over men, little is known about the individual views and experiences of Baul women. Based on ethnographic research, this book explores the everyday lives of Baul women. Knight demonstrates that Baul women respond to the conflicting expectations imposed on them in various ways, sometimes adopting and other times subverting local gendered norms to craft meaningful lives. More so than their male counterparts, Baul women feel encumbered by norms. But rather than seeing Baul women's normative behavior as indicative of their conformity to gendered roles (and, therefore, failures as Bauls), Knight argues that these women creatively draw on societal expectations to transcend their social limits and create new paths.
- About The Author
- Lisa I Knight is Associate Professor of South Asian religions at Furman University.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780199396849
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, (23 October 2014)
- Number of Pages
- 234
- Weight
- 363 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 231 x 152 x 15.2 mm
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