The Hindi Songs of Namdev

by M Lath and Winand M. Callewaert

Namdev, who lived in the 14th century AD, was one of the greatest saint-poets of Maharashtra, India. Besides numerous songs in Marathi, tradition ascribes to him songs in Hindi too. Namdev's Hindi songs breathe a spirit quite distinct from his Marathi compositions and are considered the oldest expressions of the Hindi nirgun strain of Bhakti poetry. The present edition is based on the earliest manuscript records of nirgun songs, text-critically examined...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9068311077
• ISBN13: 9789068311075
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 429 Pages