Red earth song : Marai Kirtan of Rarh : devotional singing and the performance of ecstasy in the Purulia District of Bengal, India
Kirtan is devotional hymn singing, music and dance in praise of a deity usually performed by a group of devotees, as well as a literary tradition. Marai kirtan is a style of kirtan found in the rural area of West Bengal known as Rarh, particularly in the Purulia District (Manbhum) where the traditio...
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SOAS, University of London
2010
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