Narasinha Mehta of Gujarat
Subtitle: A Legacy of Bhakti in Songs and Stories
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Dec 02, 2014
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780199976423
Description: This is the first book in English on Narsinha Mehta, a major figure among the saint-poets of medieval India and the most celebrated bhakti (devotion) poet from Gujarat, whose morning hymns and sacred biography provided a vital source of moral inspiration to Gandhi. It explores 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.
Notes: Source title: Narasinha Mehta of Gujarat: A Legacy of Bhakti in Songs and Stories