Hagiographies of Anantadas - The Bhakti Poets of North India

Informationen zum Autor Winnand Callewaert Klappentext Anantadas is the first 'biographer' who, around 1600, wrote about the most popular bhakti poets of the 15th and 16th centuries in Northern India. This critical study of these manuscripts yields a broad spectrum of the linguistic and morphological variants. It also reveals the processes of oral and scribal transmission during this time when sectarian interests appropriated certain poets and changed their 'biographies' accordingly. Zusammenfassung This critical study of Anantadas 'biographies' of 15th and 16th century bhakti poets gives a broad spectrum of the linguistic and morphlogical variants and reveals the process of oral and scribal transmission which allowed sectarian interests to appropriate certain poets and change their 'biographies' accordingly. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: the early Hindi hagiographies by Anantadas; manuscripts used for this edition; earlier editions of paricayi literature; editorial methods; note on the Raghavadas Bhaktakamal. 1 the paracai of Namdev: English translation, Hindi text; 2 the paracai of Kabir: Hindi text; 3 the paracai of Dhana: English translation, Hindi text, Dhana in the Bhaktamal-s, pad-s of Dhana 4 the paracai of Trilochan: English translation, Hindi text, Trilochan in the Bhaktamal-s, Pad-s of Trilochan; 5 the paracai of Pipa: English translation, Hindi text, Pipa in the Bhaktamal-s, Pad-s of Pipa, the Pipa citavani; 6 the paracai of Raidas: English translation, Hindi text; 7 the paracai of Angad: English translation, Hindi text, Angad in the Bhaktamal-s, Pad-s of Angad; 8 the paracai of Seu Saman.

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• Authors: Anantadas, W. Callewaert, Winand M. Callewaert, Winnand Callewaert, CALLEWAERT WINAND M, Callewaert Winnand, Swapna Sharma
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.04.2000
• EAN: 9780700713318
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1331-8
• No. of pages: 424
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Asia, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, Theology, Christianity, RELIGION / Hinduism / Theology, Regional Studies, Literary studies: general, Regional / International studies, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General