Dharmamangal
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Dharmamangal is a subgenre of medieval Bengali narrative poetry that centers on the worship, legends, and miracles of the folk deity Dharma Thakur.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengali literary genre
ⓘ
mangal-kavya subgenre ⓘ medieval Bengali narrative poetry ⓘ |
| aimsTo | legitimize Dharma Thakur worship ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Dharma Thakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bengali folk religion
ⓘ
syncretic religious practices ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
legends of Dharma Thakur
NERFINISHED
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miracles of Dharma Thakur ⓘ worship of Dharma Thakur ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | rural Bengali folk culture ⓘ |
| genreOf | devotional poetry ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
devotees of Dharma Thakur
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folk heroes ⓘ local kings ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
manuscript tradition
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
relationship between deity and devotees
ⓘ
social order under divine authority ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
local folk beliefs
ⓘ
regional Hindu practices ⓘ |
| literaryForm | didactic narrative ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
community identity formation
ⓘ
myth-making ⓘ religious propagation ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Bengali literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
establishment of Dharma Thakur’s cult
ⓘ
reward and punishment by Dharma Thakur ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | verse narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | mangal-kavya tradition ⓘ |
| performanceTradition |
oral recitation
ⓘ
ritual performance ⓘ |
| period | medieval period ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| region | Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGenre |
Chandimangal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manasamangal NERFINISHED ⓘ Shivamangal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textType | religious narrative text ⓘ |
| textualStructure | episodic narrative ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | late medieval Bengal ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | village religious gatherings ⓘ |
| uses |
miracle stories
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mythological motifs ⓘ |
| worshipContext | Dharma Thakur cult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.