Steven P. Hopkins provides a translation--with introduction, textual notes, and thematic commentary--of the Hamsasandesa, a messenger poem by saint-poet and philosopher Vedantedesika (c.1268-1369).
Steven P. Hopkins provides a translation--with introduction, textual notes, and thematic commentary--of the Hamsasandesa, a messenger poem by saint-poet and philosopher Vedantedesika (c.1268-1369).
Steven P. Hopkins is Professor of Religion and Coordinator of Asian Studies at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. He is the author of Singing the Body of God: The Hymns of Vedantedesika in Their South Indian Tradition and An Ornament for Jewels: Love Poems for the Lord of Gods by Vedantedesika, which was awarded the 2010 South Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies A.K. Ramanujan Book Prize for Translation.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Pronunciation of Sanskrit and Tamil Words Chapter 1. Introduction. Lovers, Messengers and Beloved Landscapes Chapter 2. The Flight of Love. The Hamsasandesa Chapter 3. "To See What the Heart Hears:" The Magic Lantern of Venkatesa Epilogue: The Rain Messenger and the Wild Goose Glossary of Names and Terms Bibliography Notes Index
Preface Pronunciation of Sanskrit and Tamil Words Chapter 1. Introduction. Lovers, Messengers and Beloved Landscapes Chapter 2. The Flight of Love. The Hamsasandesa Chapter 3. "To See What the Heart Hears:" The Magic Lantern of Venkatesa Epilogue: The Rain Messenger and the Wild Goose Glossary of Names and Terms Bibliography Notes Index
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