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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Main Author: La Trobe, Jyoshna
Published: SOAS, University of London 2010
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.758488

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