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Narasinha Mehta of Gujarat: A Legacy of Bhakti in Songs and Stories Shukla-Bhatt, Neelima (Assistant Professor of South Asia Studies, Assistant Professor of South Asia Studies, Wellesley College)
Narasinha Mehta of Gujarat: A Legacy of Bhakti in Songs and Stories
Shukla-Bhatt, Neelima (Assistant Professor of South Asia Studies, Assistant Professor of South Asia Studies, Wellesley College)
Neelima Shukla-Bhatt offers an illuminating study of Narsinha Mehta, one of the most renowned saint-poets of medieval India and the most celebrated bhakti (devotion) poet from Gujarat, and shows how the songs and sacred narratives associated with the saint-poet have been sculpted into a popular source of moral inspiration by performers and audiences.
352 pages, 33 illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 15, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199976416 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 236 × 163 × 23 mm · 693 g |
| Language | English |