Poetry as prayer in the Sanskrit hymns of Kashmir / Hamsa Stainton.

By:

Stainton, Hamsa

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.Edition: South Asian EditionDescription: xiii, 334 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780197501450

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DDC classification:

891.210080382 Q9

Contents:

Stotra literature: an overview -- Literary hymns from Kashmir -- Poetry as theology -- Poetry as prayer -- Stotra as Kavya -- Devotion as rasa -- Stotra as tradition.

Summary: "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"--

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	Prime Ministers Museum and Library	891.210080382 Q9 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	188051

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-322) and index.

Stotra literature: an overview -- Literary hymns from Kashmir -- Poetry as theology -- Poetry as prayer -- Stotra as Kavya -- Devotion as rasa -- Stotra as tradition.

"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"--

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