Bodies of Song - Kabir Oral Traditions and Performative Worlds in Northern India

Zusatztext Hess decodes (for the uninitiated) the experience, confidence, and wisdom of ordinary men and women of India. She shows us how people have been living out their inner and outer lives and how they have been enriching further the traditional "bodies of song" through performance. By this decoding, Hess has made a lasting contribution to our understanding of some of the most poignant aspects of Indian religiosity. Informationen zum Autor Linda Hess is a Senior Lecturer of Religious Studies at Stanford University. Klappentext North Indian poetry, music, religion, and politics come to life in Bodies of Song, a textual and ethnographic work on the oral traditions of Kabir, the great fifteenth-century iconoclastic poet. Zusammenfassung North Indian poetry, music, religion, and politics come to life in Bodies of Song, a textual and ethnographic work on the oral traditions of Kabir, the great fifteenth-century iconoclastic poet. Inhaltsverzeichnis Transliteration Acknowledgements Preface 1. "You Must Meet Prahladji!" 2. Oral Tradition in the Twenty-first Century: Observing Texts 3. "True Words of Kabir": Adventures in Authenticity 4. In the Jeweler's Bazaar: Malwa's Kabir 5. Oral Tradition in the Twenty-first Century: Exploring Theory 6. A Scorching Fire, A Cool Pool 7. Fighting over Kabir's Dead Body 8. Political/Spiritual Kabir References Index

Product details

• Authors: Linda Hess, Linda (Senior Lecturer Hess, Hess Linda
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9780199374175
• ISBN: 978-0-19-937417-5
• No. of pages: 488
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Hindi, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Leadership, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic, Religious & spiritual leaders, Hinduism, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Religious and spiritual figures, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets