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Calcutta: Seagull Books, 2002. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Type: Book Taking its title from Karl Marx's description of religion as 'the general theory of this world...[and] its logic in a popular form', this volume of essays explores the hidden logic behind the popular construction of certain myths, beliefs about godlings and spirits, and cross-religious cults, viewing them as popular inventions attempting to make sense of human existence in the face of an overwhelming and often hostile environment. These religious manifestations of popular logic are fluid, ever-changing, and always innovative. They represent an alternative stream running parallel to, and often challenging, the more strictly structured beliefs and practices of the Indian religious establishments, whether Hindu, Islamic or Christian. The essays in this book are an attempt to rediscover some of the important aspects of this multi-faceted phenomenon of popular religion…
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Logic in a Popular Form: Essays on Popular Religion in Bengal Hardcover - 2002
by Sumanta Banerjee
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- Title Logic in a Popular Form: Essays on Popular Religion in Bengal
- Author Sumanta Banerjee
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 233
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Seagull Books, Kolkata
- Date 2002
- ISBN 9788170461623 / 8170461626
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002294223
- Dewey Decimal Code 294.509
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