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Contradictory Lives

- Baul Women in India and Bangladesh

About Contradictory Lives

In this multi-sited ethnographic study, Knight explores the everyday lives of women of the Baul tradition of musical mystics in India and Bangladesh. She demonstrates that Baul women construct a meaningful life as they navigate between conflicting expectations of Bauls to be carefree and of women to be modest.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199773541
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 232
  • Published:
  • July 27, 2011
  • Dimensions:
  • 236x163x18 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 485 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025

Description of Contradictory Lives

In this multi-sited ethnographic study, Knight explores the everyday lives of women of the Baul tradition of musical mystics in India and Bangladesh. She demonstrates that Baul women construct a meaningful life as they navigate between conflicting expectations of Bauls to be carefree and of women to be modest.

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