Mangalkavya

E167984

Mangalkavya is a genre of medieval Bengali narrative poetry that glorifies specific deities and blends religious devotion with local folklore and social themes.

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Mangalkavya canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bengali poetry
literary genre
medieval Bengali literature
associatedWithDeity Annapurna
Chandi
Dharmathakur
Manasa
depicts contemporary social life in Bengal
developedFrom oral tradition
documentedIn Bengali literary history
emerged around 13th century
flourished 15th century
16th century
17th century
genreOf narrative poetry
glorifies Hindu deities
hasAudience rural communities of Bengal
hasCulturalContext Hinduism in Bengal
hasForm narrative verse
hasFunction didactic instruction
entertainment
religious propagation
hasLanguage Bengali
hasNarrativeFocus miracles of deities
reward and punishment by deities
hasPeriod medieval period
hasRegion Bengal
hasSetting rural Bengal
hasSocialRole legitimizing local cults
mediating between folk religion and Brahmanical Hinduism
hasStructure long narrative poem
hasSubgenre Annadamangal
Chandimangal
Dharmamangal
Manasamangal
hasTheme local folklore
religious devotion
social themes
incorporates folk motifs
local legends
mythological stories
influenced later Bengali literature
performedAs recited poetry
sung narrative
relatedTo Bhakti movement in Bengal
uses mix of Sanskritic and colloquial Bengali vocabulary
usesMeter payar meter
tripadi meter

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