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Item Code:	IDC098
Author:	Benoy Kumar Sarkar
Publisher:	Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Edition:	1972
ISBN:	8170690250
Pages:	332
Cover:	Hardcover
Other Details	9.0" X 5.8"

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About The Book:

The Folk Element in Hindu Culture by Benoy Kumar Sarkar is a work of outstanding merit and scholarship. It is an important contribution to socio-religious studies in Hindu folk-institutions.

This work will be of great use and relevance to the sociologist, anthropologist and the historian. An excellent example of scholarship assimilating the historical and ethnographical material, it provides a clear perspective and understanding of the present in terms of the past.

CONTENTS

Preface		vii
	CHAPTER 1. A Festival of The People.
Section	I. Theory of the institution	3
""	II. Geography of the institution	5
""	III. History of the institution	7
	(a) In the Mahabharata	8
	(b) In the Vedas	10
	(c) As described by Hiuen Thsang	12
""	IV. The institution as an instrument of national culture	14
	(a) Influence on Bengali literature	14
	(b) The Gambhira and folk arts	17
	(c) The institution as a school of moral training	19
	(d) The institution as a school of public life	20
	CHAPTER II. The Bengali Folk-Poesy of Shaivaism.
Section	I. Importance of vernaculars	23
""	II. Salutation-Song in Bengali MSS.	26
""	III. Specimen 1	27
""	IV. Specimen 2	31
""	V. Specimen 3	39
""	IV. Specimen 4	44
	CHAPTER III. The Gambhira: A Popular Form of Shaiva Cult in Eastern India.
Section	I. The several parts of Gambhira festivities	51
""	II. Centres for Gambhira festivities	61
""	III. Popular decorations	62
""	IV. The system of administration	66
""	V. The Name of the institution	68
	CHAPTER IV. The Gajan: A Popular form of Shaiva Cult in Eastern India	73
	CHAPTER V. Folk-Festivities in North Bengal and Orissa
Section	I. Gambhira	88
""	II. Sahiyatra	91
	CHAPTER VI. Popular Buddhism in Hindu Bengal	99
	CHAPTER VII. Physical Austerities Practised by the People
Section	I. Vanafoda	103
""	II. History of the practice of Vanafoda	106
	CHAPTER III. Folk Dances in Religious Festivals
Section	I. The mask	109
""	II. The dance	111
	CHAPTER IX. Socialization and Secularization of Gindu Lives
Section	I. Processions	115
""	II. Music and dance	121
""	III. Social gatherings	129
	CHAPTER X. Buddhist and Jaina Element in Modern Hinduism
Section	I. Hinayana School of Budhism	135
""	II. Jaina festivities	136
""	III. Mahayana School of Buddhism	141
	CHAPTER XI. National Festival of the Seventh Century A. D.
Section	I. The age of religious eclecticism	149
""	II. Two festivities witnessed by Hiuen Thsang	153
""	(a) The Special Buddhist Festival at Kanauj	154
""	(b) The Quinquennial Gift-Festival at Allahabad	156
	CHAPTER XII. Socio-Religious Life of the People of Bengal Under the Palas
Section	I. The Pala-Chola period of Hindu Imperialism (ninth to thirteenth century A.D.)	160
""	II. Submergence of Buddhism	163
""	III. Establishment of Shaivaism	170
	CHAPTER XIII. The Tantric Lore of Medieval Buddhism
Section	I. Mahayanic mythology	175
""	II. The Common factor in neo-Hinduism and neo-Buddhism:
	(a) Bodhisattvas	177
	(b) Tara	182
""	III. Dharma and Tantrism (c. A.D. 600-800)	186
	CHAPTER XIV. Ramai Pandit, a Folk-Minstrel of Decadent Buddhism
Section	I. Tantrism of Atisha, the Bengalee Buddhist missionary in Tibet (eleventh century)	189
""	II. Hindu Elements in Ramai's Buddhism	192
""	III. The work of Ramai as preacher (twelfth century)	195
""	IV. The Creation-story in Shunya Purana	197
""	V. Final Hinduizing of Medieval Buddhism	200
	CHAPTER XV. People's Life in Bengal on the Eve of Moslem Invasions.
Section	I. Brahmanism established (eleventh century)	202
""	II. Folk-tradition about castes and creeds	204
""	III. Halayudha the Sociologist and other men of letters (twelfth century)	208
""	IV. Shekh Shubhodaya - a picture of moral degeneration	212
""	V. Beginning of Moslem rule (c. A.D. 1200)	213
	CHAPTER XVI. Islam in Popular Hinduism.
Section	I. Formative forces in Indian culture history	215
""	II. Aggressive Islam in Eastern India	218
""	III. Hindu deities in Mohammedan Bengal	221
""	IV. Mohammedan elements in mediaeval Buddhism	229
""	V. Triumph of Shiva	229
""	VI. Propagation of Shaiva-cum-Shaktaism	332
	CHAPTER XVII. Sanskrit Texts of Shaiva Folk-Lore
Section	I. Shiva Purana	234
	(a) The Linga, or Phallus	234
	(b) Festivities	238
	(c) Conventional ceremonies	240
	(d) Sanction for the months of worship	242
""	II. Harivamsha on Vanafoda (physical austerities)	244
	(a) Discomfiture of Vana the Shivaite	244
	(b) Shiva's boons to Vana	246
	(c) Faith of modern Shaivas in Vana-legend	247
""	III. Dharma-Samhita: References to masks	247
	(a) Disguises of Shiva's attendants	248
	(b) The "comedy of errors"	250
	(c) Masks and "comedy of errors" modern Shaiva lore	251
	CHAPTER XVIII. Invention of Gods and Goddess by the People	253
Index	-
	I. Subjects	263
	II. Proper names and Literary references	299

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