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The Madness of the Saints: Ecstatic Religion in Bengal Paperback - 1989

by June McDaniel


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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.

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  • Title The Madness of the Saints: Ecstatic Religion in Bengal
  • Author June McDaniel
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 343
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
  • Date 1989-07-15
  • ISBN 9780226557236 / 0226557235
  • Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.91 x 6.02 x 0.89 in (22.63 x 15.29 x 2.26 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Hindu
  • Library of Congress subjects Hinduism - India - Bengal, Ecstasy (Hinduism)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 88-35657
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.542

About the author

June McDaniel is assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.
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