Mobilizing Krishna's World (eBook)

The Writings of Prince Sāvant Singh of Kishangarh

Heidi Pauwels (Autor)

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2017
280 Seiten
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-74224-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Savant Singh (16941764), the Rajput prince of Kishangarh-Rupnagar, is famous for commissioning beautiful works of miniature painting and composing devotional (bhakti) poetry to Krishna under the nom de plume Nagaridas. After his throne was usurped by his younger brother, while Savant Singh was on the road seeking military alliances to regain his kingdom, he composed an autobiographical pilgrimage account, The Pilgrims Bliss (Tirthananda); a hagiographic anthology, Garland of Anecdotes about Songs (Pad-Prasang-mala); and a reworking of the story of Rama, Garland of Ramas Story (Ram-Carit-Mala).Through an examination of Savant Singhs life and works, Heidi Pauwels explores the circulation of ideas and culture in the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries in north India, revealing how Singh mobilized soldiers but also used myths, songs, and stories about saints in order to cope with his personal and political crisis. Mobilizing Krishnas World allows us a peek behind the dreamlike paintings and refined poetry to glimpse a world of intrigue involving political and religious reform movements.

Autor

lt;P>Heidi Pauwels is professor of Asian languages and literature at the University of Washington. She is the author of Cultural Exchange in Eighteenth-Century India: Poetry and Paintings from Kishangarh and Goddess as Role Model: Sita and Radha in Scripture and on Screen.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments Notes on Texts, Transliterations, and Dates Introduction: R dh -Krishna Devotion in Kishangarh 1. Soldiers Marching: Kishangarh at the Crossroads 2. Gods and Saints Relocated: Sectarian Rivalries and Hinduism in the Making 3. Devotees on the Move: The Pilgrim�s Bliss 4. Legends Mobilized: Garland of Stories and Songs 5. Myth Retold: Garland of R ma�s Romance Conclusion: Pilgrimage, Hagiography, and Scripture NotesBibliographyList of IllustrationsIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.11.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Global South Asia
• Reihe/Serie: Global South Asia
• Mitarbeit: Herausgeber (Serie): K. Sivaramakrishnan, Anand A. Yang, Padma Kaimal
• Verlagsort: Seattle
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 0-295-74224-0 / 0295742240
• ISBN-13: 978-0-295-74224-3 / 9780295742243