A Monograph On Mirabai; The Saint Of Mewad

By Ss Mehta

Book Overview

Mirabai: a singular, uncompromising voice from 16th-century India. She refused silence and sang. Mehta's monograph on Mirabai, the saint of Mewad, balances close textual attention with cultural context, delivering an Indian saint biography that reads with both lyrical sympathy and scholarly clarity. The author frames her life and songs as a vital thread in Bhakti movement history and in collections of Hindu mystic poetry, placing Mirabai among medieval Indian saints and spiritual women leaders whose devotion challenged social boundaries. As both a Mirabai scholarly analysis and a readable life, this work suits anyone drawn to devotional literature collection while also serving as a reliable religious studies resource and academic reference book for specialists. Careful use of regional sources illuminates 16th-century India and Rajasthan Mewad history, deepening understanding of the lives of female saints. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Mehta's lucid argument explains why Mirabai remains central to any study of Bhakti movement history and to broader conversations about gender, devotion and literary form. The monograph's literary and historical significance lies in its careful pairing of textual reading with social context: here devotional language meets lived experience, and a woman saint emerges as both lyric subject and social actor. Casual readers encounter a vivid life and a direct route into Hindu mystic poetry; classic-literature collectors and specialists prize the book for its evidential care and for its value as an academic reference book and religious studies resource. For those investigating the lives of female saints or tracing regional threads in Rajasthan Mewad history, Mehta's Mirabai scholarly analysis supplies clear maps and measured argument. Presented with warmth and discipline, the work rewards both study and slow reading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354210376
• ISBN13: 9789354210372
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"