Dienstag, 27. Juni 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 iCal
The Multiple Lives of Lokenath Brahmachari
Multiple Affiliations and Religious Belonging in Bengal
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Public lecture by Dr. Raphaël Voix | Anthropologist, Research Fellow at the Center for South Asian and Himalayan Studies, CESAH, Paris
Seminarraum 1 des Instituts für Südasien- ,Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde
Universitätscampus, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.7, 1090 Wien
Vortrag
Lokenath Brahmachari, an ascetic from Bengal, passed away in 1890 in East Bengal. Various hagiographers have depicted his life, portraying him as a revered figure who had devoted followers from both the Muslim and Hindu communities. While he continues to be honored by followers from both communities in Bangladesh, his cult in India has predominantly become Hindu. This talk aims to explore how the initial hagiographic text describes this religious diversity and how subsequent texts and accounts, including books, films, and pamphlets, have influenced the growth of his cult. Additionally, we will compare the tangible manifestations of religious coexistence in Lokenath's contemporary cults in India and Bangladesh. Through these examples and this twofold analysis, the aim of this talk is to give an account of the rationale behind the recomposition of Bengali religiosity over the course of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, particularly in relation to the partition of the Indian subcontinent.
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Veranstalter
Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde
Kontakt
Judith Starecek
Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde in Kooperation mit der Indischen Botschaft, Wien
4277 43502
judith.starecek@univie.ac.at
Erstellt am Dienstag, 20. Juni 2023, 08:18
Letzte Änderung am Dienstag, 20. Juni 2023, 09:04