Narasinha Mehta of Gujarat - A Legacy of Bhakti in Songs and Stories

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.

About the author

Neelima Shukla-Bhatt is Assistant Professor of South Asia Studies at Wellesley College.

Summary

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.

Additional text

This wonderful book explores the life, legend, and after-life of a great poet-saint who profoundly influenced Mahatma Gandhi. A work both of cultural history and aesthetic appreciation, it demonstrates how words and music can play a pivotal role in shaping moral codes as well as social behavior. Analytically sharp and elegantly written, this book will be of great interest to literary historians and scholars of South Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, Neelima (Assistant Professor of Sout Shukla-Bhatt, Shukla-Bhatt Neelima
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.02.2015
• EAN: 9780199976416
• ISBN: 978-0-19-997641-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, MUSIC / Religious / General, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, RELIGION / Hinduism / Sacred Writings, Hinduism, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Hindu Sacred Texts, Sacred and religious music, Sacred & Religious Music, Hinduism: sacred texts and revered writings