Three Bhakti Voices: Mirabai, Surdas, and Kabir in Their Time and Ours
Author(s)
Hawley, John Stratton
Hawley, John Stratton
The book is a collection of essays written over two decades but with consistency of style, concern and argument. It's divided into two parts: The first, The Bhakti Poet Saint: Economies of Word and Life ranges over the literature of Bhakti as a whole. The second part is organized around individual poets: Mira, Sur, and Kabir. Connections between the three poets is established meticulously and convincingly.
Keywords
Sikhism, Indic & South Asian Literature - Literary Criticism, Mysticism - General & Miscellaneous, Literature & Sacred Texts - Hinduism, General & Miscellaneous Asian Poetry - Literary Criticism
Sikhism, Indic & South Asian Literature - Literary Criticism, Mysticism - General & Miscellaneous, Literature & Sacred Texts - Hinduism, General & Miscellaneous Asian Poetry - Literary Criticism
| Name in long format: | Three Bhakti Voices: Mirabai, Surdas, and Kabir in Their Time and Ours |
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| ISBN-10: | 019567085X |
| ISBN-13: | 9780195670851 |
| Book pages: | 464 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | First Edition |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 5.8 Inches, Length: 8.6 Inches, Weight: 1.47930177802 Pounds, Width: 1.2 Inches |
