Songs of the Saints of India - Hardcover

Juergensmeyer, Mark

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9780195668704: Songs of the Saints of India
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0195668707 ISBN 13: 9780195668704
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

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.

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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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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195668707
ISBN 13 
9780195668704
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
272
Editor
Hawley John Stratton
Rating
  • 3.93 out of 5 stars
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