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Poetry as Prayer in the Sanskrit Hymns of Kashmir - AAR Religion in Translation Stainton, Hamsa (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, School of Religious Studies, McGill University)
Poetry as Prayer in the Sanskrit Hymns of Kashmir - AAR Religion in Translation
Stainton, Hamsa (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, School of Religious Studies, McGill University)
This book investigates the history of a popular genre of Sanskrit devotional poetry in Kashmir: the stotra, or hymn of praise. Focusing on literary hymns from the eighth century to the twentieth, it studies the close link between literary and religious expression in South Asia--the relationship between poetry and prayer.
368 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 5, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780190889814 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 242 × 166 × 29 mm · 657 g |
| Language | English |