Contradictory Lives
| Author | : Lisa I. Knight |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 2014-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199396849 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199396841 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Contradictory Lives by : Lisa I. Knight
Download or read book Contradictory Lives written by Lisa I. Knight and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
