Author: Asutosh Bhattacharya
Publisher: National Book Trust
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 196
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8123747497
Description
Folklore of Bengal provides a holistic account of rich and assorted tradition of folk art, oral literature, mythos and mythology, religion and magic, fairs and festivals, customs and social milieu of the province. Samples of folk songs, folk tales and riddles add value to the book, which has been thoroughly revised by Srirang Jha.
Folklore is a very difficult subject to write a book on within a given limit, and on a given plan-especially when it concerns a complex culture like the Bengali. Moreover, its study covers ka wide range of different subjects of diverse nature sometimes absolutely not related to each other like physical anthropology and myths, primitive psychology and ethnomusicology and so on.
Contents
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
The Region and the People
The Myths and Mythology
Religion and Magic
Customs and Traditions
Fairs and Festivals
Oral Literature
Musical Aspect of Folklore
Folk Arts
APPENDIX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX