Three Bhakti Voices: Mirabai, Surdas, and Kabir in Their Times and Ours / Edition 1

by John Stratton Hawley

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195670851
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	07/01/2005
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 5.80(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Barnard College, Columbia University

Table of Contents

Preface