Praises to a formless god : Nirguṇī texts from North India
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書誌事項
Praises to a formless god : Nirguṇī texts from North India
（SUNY series in religious studies）
State University of New York Press, c1996
- : hbk
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 全6件
注記
English and Hindi
Bibliography: p. 287-296
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Nirguṇ bhakti--devotion to a formless God--has been called a logical absurdity, yet the songs, verses, and narratives of the nirgun poets of North India have played a vital role in both Hinduism and Sikhism since the late fifteenth century. The compositions of famous nirguṇī poets such as Kabīr, Raidās, Guru Nānak, and Dādu Dayal also form an essential part of the vernacular literatures of North India.
Other nirguṇī poets have made major religious and literary contributions to Indian culture but have been little studied by modern scholars. This book discusses, translates, and edits various important compositions by these poets. The texts include songs and narratives about the pious demon Prahlād, hagiographic songs about historical saints, the popular bhajans attributed to Kabīr, and the songs sung during the rites of the Kabir Panth. Two longer texts presented here are Jan Gopāl's narrative poem, the Prahilād charitra, and Sain's religious debate, the Kabīr-Raidās kā samvād.
目次
A Note on Transliteration
Preface
Introduction
I. The Demon Prahlad
1. Prahlad the Pious Demon
2. Jan Gopal's The Deeds of Prahlad
Translation, with the collaboration of Shukdeo Singh
Critical edition
II. Kabir and Friends
3. Singing about Saints
4. Sain's The Kabir-Raidas Debate
Translation, with the collaboration of Uma Thukral
Critical edition
Manuscript A
5. Kabir's Most Popular Songs
6. Rituals of the Kabir Panth
Epilogue
A Glossary of Devotees
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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