Three Bhakti Voices: Mirabai, Surdas, and Kabir in Their Time and Ours

by John Stratton Hawley

The book is a collection of essays written over two decades but with consistency of style, concern and argument. It's divided into two The first, "The Bhakti Poet Economies of Word and Life" ranges over the literature of Bhakti as a whole. The second part is organized around
individual Mira, Sur, and Kabir. Connections between the three poets is established meticulously and convincingly.

Genres: Hinduism

Hardcover

First published July 1, 2005

About the author

John Stratton Hawley is Professor of Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University.