Author: McDaniel, June
Title: The Madness of the Saints. Ecstatic Religion in Bengal
Description: Chicago, University of Chicago Press, (1989). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, x, 335 pp.. Minor wear. Two small pinholes to cover. VG. ¶ Contents: The Overflowing of Bhagavan: The Vaisnava Tradition; Nursing the Baby-Husband: The Sakta Tradition; Sexual Sadhana & the Love of the Bodily God: Auls, Bauls & Sahajiyas; Saints, Seekers & Bhor Ladies: Bengali Holy Women; Conclusion.

Keywords: Comparative Religion, Hindu Saints, Hinduism, Religious Ecstasy, Bengal, Sakta, Mysticism, Ecstatic experience, Bauls