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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154324203321

Autore

Shukla-Bhatt Neelima

Titolo

Narasinha Mehta of Gujarat : a legacy of bhakti in songs and stories

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

ISBN

0-19-939646-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Disciplina

294.5/44

Soggetti

Bhakti - Social aspects

Hinduism

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first book in English on Narsinha Mehta, a major figure among the saint-poets of medieval India and the most celebrated bhakti (devotion) poet from Gujarat, whose morning hymns and sacred biography provided a vital source of moral inspiration to Gandhi. It explores how the songs and sacred narratives associated with the saint-poet have been sculpted into a popular source of moral inspiration by performers and audiences.