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Dharmamangalkavya of the Mangalkavya Genre
This paper is an attempt to locate the Dharmamangal texts of the Mangalkavya genre, as a part of Indian historiography as well as to reinterpret the narrative in the context of social history of Bengal. The structure of Indian religion has been based on the distinction between Great and Little Traditions. The Dharmangalkavya belonged to the subgenre of the Mangalkavya tradition and formed a part of the âlittle traditionâ. The text was composed between the 16th and the 17th centuries in southâwestern parts of Bengal, to glorify Dharmathakur, a folk deity, who was at times identified with Siva, Vishnu and even represented Lord Buddha in the days of Buddhismâs degeneracy in Bengal. In the later years, a wave of Hindu thought transformed the deity into a more semiâHinduised cult of the lower orders of Bengal. With this development, a very rich folk literature grew up in the Rarh region of Bengal by the name of Dharmangalkavya. The paper mainly relies on the local Bengali textual sources as well the Dharmamangalkavya as primary sources and some secondary literature based on the social history of Bengal.Cette notice replace les textes du Dharmamangal appartenant au genre Mangalkavya au sein de lâhistoriographie indienne et rĂ©interprĂšte ces rĂ©cits dans le contexte propre Ă lâhistoire sociale du Bengale. La structure religieuse indienne a Ă©tĂ© Ă©tablie selon une distinction entre les « grandes » et « petites » traditions. Le Dharmamangal appartient au sous genre de la tradition des Mangalkavya et forme une partie de la « petite tradition ». Le texte fut composĂ© entre le xvie et le xviie siĂšcle dans la partie sudâouest du Bengale pour glorifier Dharmathakur, une divinitĂ© populaire qui fut alors identifiĂ©e Ă Siva, Vishnou et mĂȘme reprĂ©sentĂ©e en Lord Bouddha au moment oĂč le bouddhisme dĂ©clinait au Bengale. Dans les derniĂšres annĂ©es, un courant de pensĂ©e hindou transforma la divinitĂ© en un culte Ă demi hindouisĂ© parmi les couches sociales les plus basses du Bengale. Accompagnant ce dĂ©veloppement, une trĂšs riche littĂ©rature populaire grandit dans la rĂ©gion du Rarh au Bengale sous le nom de Dharmamangalkavya. La notice sâappuie principalement sur des sources Ă©crites locales en bengali ainsi que sur le Dharmamangalkavya comme source primaire et sur quelques donnĂ©es issues de la littĂ©rature secondaire consacrĂ©e Ă lâhistoire sociale du Bengale
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