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The verses of the great religious poets of north India stand at the fount of the Hindi language, and many would say that they also represent its greatest flowering. These poems are awash in universal themes--cruelty, loneliness, hope, infatuation, the weight of time--and are well known to Indians in every walk of life today. Their authors are revered not only as poets but as saints through a hagiographical literature that extends to comic books, TV serials, and motion pictures. Songs of the Saints of India presents six of the best known of these poets--Ravidas, Kabir, Nanak, Surdas, Mirabai, and Tulsidas--with a biographical and interpretive essay on each and a selection of representative verses in original translations. The book provides a new way to be introduced to Hinduism as it is lived today.
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John Stratton Hawley, Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion, Barnard College; Director of the South Asian Institute,, Barnard College, Columbia University. Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Text: English, Hindi (translation)
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Hardcover with dustjacket. Mildest of spotting to closed page edges. The verses of the great poets of medieval north India had a formative influence on the Hindi language and are still recognized as being amongst that language's very goodst writings. Moreover, these works have great popular appeal and even today are well known to Indians of all walks of life. This volume serves as an introduction to six of the best known of these poets - Ravidas, Kabir, Nanak, Surdas, Mirabai and Tulsidas. Each poet is the subject of a separate chapter, comprising a biographical and interpretive essay and a selection of representative verses in original translation. Seller Inventory # 404826
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