THE DEVOTIONAL POEMS OF MIRABAI offers the reader a sober English translation of two hundred of her Padas, based on the interpretative work of Indian scholars that has appeared during the last few decades. Three introductory essays deal with her life, her place in the Bhakti movement and the characteristics of her poetry. Terminal notes explain the mythological references to the non-Hindu reader, indicate some linguistic difficulties and record minor deviations from the fifteenth edition of Parashuram Chaturvedi's MIRAMBAI KI PADAVALI, the basic text used.
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Given the dearth of good, easily accessible translations of bhakti poetry, this volume is highly recommended for undergraduate libraries wherever Indian religions are taught. GLENN E. YOCUM In three introductory essays. Alston discusses the life and work
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