Poetry as Prayer in the Sanskrit Hymns of Kashmir (AAR Religion in Translation)

Poetry as Prayer in the Sanskrit Hymns of Kashmir (AAR Religion in Translation)

Oxford University Press
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This book investigates the history of a popular genre of Sanskrit devotional poetry in Kashmir: the stotra, or hymn of praise. Focusing on literary hymns from the eighth century to the twentieth, it studies the close link between literary and religious expression in South Asia--the relationship between poetry and prayer--
  • | Author: Hamsa Stainton
  • | Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • | Publication Date: Sep 05, 2019
  • | Number of Pages: 352 pages
  • | Language: English
  • | Binding: Hardcover
  • | ISBN-10: 0190889810
  • | ISBN-13: 9780190889814
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Author:
Hamsa Stainton
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Publication Date:
Sep 05, 2019
Number of pages:
352 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN-10:
0190889810
ISBN-13:
9780190889814
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