Songs of the Saints of India - Hardcover
This book presents the life stories and poems of six well-known saint-poets of north India -- Ravidas, Kabir, Nanak, Surdas, Mirabai, and Tulsidas -- who have contributed more to the religious vocabulary of Hinduism in north India today than any voices before or since. In worship, in education, even in politics, modern Hinduism sings their tune.
With a biographical and interpretive essay on each poet and a selection of representative verses in original translation, this book offers a complete introduction to a literature that transcends the boundaries we associate with religion, and those of India as well. This new edition of the Songs of the Saints of India will appeal to travellers, students, and anyone eager to hear the music of north Indian religion and see its hidden contours.
With a biographical and interpretive essay on each poet and a selection of representative verses in original translation, this book offers a complete introduction to a literature that transcends the boundaries we associate with religion, and those of India as well. This new edition of the Songs of the Saints of India will appeal to travellers, students, and anyone eager to hear the music of north Indian religion and see its hidden contours.
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About the Author:
John Stratton Hawley, Professor of Religion at Columbia University, is a specialist in the devotional traditions of North India.
Mark Juergensmeyer is Director of Global and International Studies and Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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John Stratton Hawley, Professor of Religion at Columbia University, is a specialist in the devotional traditions of North India.
Mark Juergensmeyer is Director of Global and International Studies and Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Text: English, Hindi (translation)
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0195668707
- ISBN 13 9780195668704
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages266
- EditorHawley John Stratton
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