The Madness of the Saints: Ecstatic Religion in Bengal

by June McDaniel

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226557227
• ISBN13: 9780226557229
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"