Mirabai: The Making of a Saint
Mirabai, an iconic sixteenth-century Indian poet, is renowned for her unwavering love of God, her disregard for social hierarchies and gendered notions of honor and shame, and her challenge to familial, feudal, and religious authorities. In Mirabai, Nancy M. Martin traces the story of this immensely...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
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Hindu women saints
B Mīrābāī (active 1516-1546) B Mīrābāī - active 1516-1546 B Electronic books |
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| Summary: | Mirabai, an iconic sixteenth-century Indian poet, is renowned for her unwavering love of God, her disregard for social hierarchies and gendered notions of honor and shame, and her challenge to familial, feudal, and religious authorities. In Mirabai, Nancy M. Martin traces the story of this immensely popular Indian saint from the earliest manuscript references to her through colonial and nationalist developments to scholarly and popular portrayals in the decades leading up to Indian independence. Cover -- Mirabai -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Transliteration and Dates -- Introduction: In Search of Mirabai -- 1. Embodying Devotion in a Woman's Body: Mirabai among the Saints -- 2. Participation and Transformation: Mira as Rapjut Renouncer, Varkari Devotee, and Pativrata of God -- 3. History, Heroism, and the Politics of Identity: Mirabai in Nineteenth-Century Colonial India -- 4. Weaver Woman and Lover Extraordinaire: Romance and Resistance in Rural Rajasthan -- 5. Mobilizing Mirabai, Mobilizing Women in the Struggle for Independence -- 6. Cultural Icon for a Nation in the Making -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0197694942 |