Narasinha Mehta of Gujarat : a legacy of bhakti in songs and stories /
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| Author / Creator: | Shukla-Bhatt, Neelima, author. |
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| Imprint: | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015] |
| Description: | xxiii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10141090 |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I DEVOTION AND AESTHETICS IN THE NARASINHA TRADITION
- 1. Lyrics of Play: Krishna in the Human World
- 2. Lyrics of Awakening: Mysticism and Moral Reflection
- 3. Exemplary Singing, Exemplary Bhakti: Narasinha Mehta in Narratives
- 4. Singing as Bhakti: Narasinha's Lyrics in Musical Performances
- pt. II THE NARASINHA LEGACY IN RELIGIOUS AND POPULAR CULTURE
- 5. The Saint of the Threshold, the First of Poets: The Narasinha Tradition in Gujarat and Beyond
- 6. A Saint-poet in the Making of a Mahatma: Narasinha Mehta and Gandhi
- 7. Songs and the Saint in Modern Media: Narasinha Mehta in Popular Culture.
