Kristin Hanssen
Biographic Data
| ID | 367773 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristin Hanssen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristin |
| FAMILY NAME | Hanssen |
| SIGNATURE | HANSSEN K |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Women, Religion and the Body in South Asia: Living with Bengali Bauls
Noted for their haunting melodies and enigmatic lyrics, Bauls have been portrayed as spiritually enlightened troubadours traveling around the countryside in West Bengal in India and in Bangladesh. As emblems of Bengali culture, Bauls have long been a subject of scholarly debates which center on their esoteric practices, and middle class imaginaries of the category Baul. Adding to this literature, the intimate ethnography presented in this book re…
Ingesting Menstrual Blood: Notions of Health and Bodily Fluids in Bengal
Ideas about seed in food, mantras, music, and bodily emissions are important to Vaishnava Bauls. Among these, menstrual blood is central, wellspring of emotional and mental activity. When power of a woman's flow is moderated through dietary practices, contact with it leads to commensality. This essay examines strategies pursued by a female Baui called Tara, her conflicting notions about social growth, and bonding relating to menstrual blood. (Per…
Ingesting Menstrual Blood: Notions of Health and Bodily Fluids in Bengal
Ideas about seed in food, mantras, music, and bodily emissions are important to Vaishnava Bauls. Among these, menstrual blood is central, wellspring of emotional and mental activity. When power of a woman's flow is moderated through dietary practices, contact with it leads to commensality. This essay examines strategies pursued by a female Baui called Tara, her conflicting notions about social growth, and bonding relating to menstrual blood. (Per…
Women, Religion and the Body in South Asia: Living with Bengali Bauls
Noted for their haunting melodies and enigmatic lyrics, Bauls have been portrayed as spiritually enlightened troubadours traveling around the countryside in West Bengal in India and in Bangladesh. As emblems of Bengali culture, Bauls have long been a subject of scholarly debates which center on their esoteric practices, and middle class imaginaries of the category Baul. Adding to this literature, the intimate ethnography presented in this book re…
Ingesting Menstrual Blood: Notions of Health and Bodily Fluids in Bengal
Ideas about seed in food, mantras, music, and bodily emissions are important to Vaishnava Bauls. Among these, menstrual blood is central, wellspring of emotional and mental activity. When power of a woman's flow is moderated through dietary practices, contact with it leads to commensality. This essay examines strategies pursued by a female Baui called Tara, her conflicting notions about social growth, and bonding relating to menstrual blood. (Per…
Women, Religion and the Body in South Asia: Living with Bengali Bauls
Noted for their haunting melodies and enigmatic lyrics, Bauls have been portrayed as spiritually enlightened troubadours traveling around the countryside in West Bengal in India and in Bangladesh. As emblems of Bengali culture, Bauls have long been a subject of scholarly debates which center on their esoteric practices, and middle class imaginaries of the category Baul. Adding to this literature, the intimate ethnography presented in this book re…
Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Asian Studies and History (1 works) · Bauls (1 works) · Bauls-India-Bengal (1 works) · Bay (1 works) · BENGAL (1 works)