Songs of Three Great South Indian Saints

William J. Jackson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

237 Seiten

1998
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-564655-9 (ISBN)

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This anthology provides a study of, and a selection from the songs of three singer-saints of 16th-century southern India: Annamacharya, Purandaradasa, and Kanakadasa. It contains biographical and critical essays on the singer-saints along with fresh translations of the songs. A general introduction and an essay on Bhakti literature put the songs into their historical and literary context. This book is intended for those interested in Indian literature, culture, music, history and Hindu saints.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.1998
Zusatzinfo	bibliography
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
ISBN-10	0-19-564655-X / 019564655X
ISBN-13	978-0-19-564655-9 / 9780195646559
Zustand	Neuware