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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A skilled rendering of beautiful material
Hawley and Jurgensmeyer compile the jewels of North Indian bhakti poetry in a book that is written (by Hawley) in a scholarly but unpretentious and readable style. The translations (by Hawley and Jurgensmeyer) are beautiful and faithful to the originals, and provide an excellent summary of medieval poetry central to both the Hindu and Sikh traditions.
Published on January 5, 2001
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1 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Lacks empathy for the subject
This volume has some excellent material, but it suffers from the authors' lack of empathy for the Sant tradition of India.
Published on May 29, 2004
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A skilled rendering of beautiful material,
By A Customer
This review is from: Songs of the Saints of India (Hardcover)
Hawley and Jurgensmeyer compile the jewels of North Indian bhakti poetry in a book that is written (by Hawley) in a scholarly but unpretentious and readable style. The translations (by Hawley and Jurgensmeyer) are beautiful and faithful to the originals, and provide an excellent summary of medieval poetry central to both the Hindu and Sikh traditions.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent anthology,
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This review is from: Songs of the Saints of India (Paperback)
This book is a great starting point for those interested in the North Indian Bhakti and Sant movements. The text gives you both a helpful introduction to the individual poets themselves and a nice short sample of some of their poems. A book that should be in every library of those interested in Indian religion.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Read it for class,
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This review is from: Songs of the Saints of India (Oxford India Paperbacks) (Paperback)
I read this for class. It's very interesting and has a good and somewhat short sum-up of the writers' lives and controversies (more opinionated and somewhat factual than it is a scholarly analysis). The poetry is very interesting, but if you do not know anything about Indian religious traditions, then reading this may get you a little lost.
1 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Lacks empathy for the subject,
By A Customer
This review is from: Songs of the Saints of India (Paperback)
This volume has some excellent material, but it suffers from the authors' lack of empathy for the Sant tradition of India.
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Songs of the Saints of India (Oxford India Paperbacks) by Mark Juergensmeyer (Paperback - January 16, 2008)
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