Taskforce 2 of the 6-year ERC Synergy MANTRAMS project, led by PI Carola Lorea, focused on an anthropological study of sonic efficacy in Global Southern Asia. The Bangladesh sub-project examined mantras and sacred sound in healing practices, folk traditions, Dalit religions, minority communities, and Muslim-majority contexts. Using a bottom-up ethnographic approach, it highlighted voices from women, Dalits, fakirs, kobiraji, ojha, gunin, and other subaltern groups, challenging the dominance of elite, male-centered sources. This research formed part of a global, interdisciplinary effort involving about forty researchers to understand the roles, meanings, and powers of mantras across diverse cultural and religious settings.
Serial No: 281
Theme: Religion and Media
Research Method: Qualitative
Partner: University of Tubingen
Starting Year: 2024
Study Area: Bangladesh
