Narasinha Mehta of Gujarat
Author | : Neelima Shukla-Bhatt |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2015 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199976423 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199976422 |
Rating | : 4/5 (422 Downloads) |
Download or read book Narasinha Mehta of Gujarat written by Neelima Shukla-Bhatt and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.