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

by John Stratton Hawley

Book 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019567085X
• ISBN13: 9780195670851
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 439 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 8.8"