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OverviewThe six poets presented here-Ravidas, Kabir, Nanak, Surdas, Mirabai, and Tulsidas-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. For half a millennium, these saints' poems have circulated from the banks of the Jumna to the rice fields of Bihar and back to the deserts of Rajasthan, providing a language for many of life's most vivid concerns-cruelty and loneliness, status and intimacy, hope and infatuation, and the maddening transitoriness of it all. 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Stratton Hawley (Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Religion, Barnard College, Columbia University, USA) , Mark Juergensmeyer (Professor of Sociology, University of California, USA)Publisher: OUP India Imprint: OUP India Dimensions: Width: 13.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.300kg ISBN: 9780195694208ISBN 10: 0195694201 Pages: 266 Publication Date: 06 December 2007 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJohn Stratton Hawley is Professor of Religion , Barnard College, Columbia University, USA and Mark Juergensmeyer is Professor of Sociology and Director of Global International Studies Program, University of California, USA Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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