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Love and the turning seasons : India's poetry of spiritual & erotic longing /
"For thousands of years, the Indian subcontinent has proved a fertile ground for the world's most captivating erotic love poetry, and the genius of its devotional writing harnesses great energy and mystical insight. It is in fact often hard to tell whether the poets are offering poems of s...
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| פורמט: | Printed Book |
| שפה: | English Multiple |
| יצא לאור: |
New Delhi :
Alph Books,
2018
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| סיכום: | "For thousands of years, the Indian subcontinent has proved a fertile ground for the world's most captivating erotic love poetry, and the genius of its devotional writing harnesses great energy and mystical insight. It is in fact often hard to tell whether the poets are offering poems of spiritual longing using the garment of love poetry or writing erotic pieces in the guise of devotion. perhaps, in a land where erotic sculpture routinely ornaments its many temples and gods are known for their explosive sexuality, this question has little meaning to these remarkable writers. In their devotional traditions, eroticism and mysticism seem inseparable" -- |
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| תאור פריט: | "The 2001 census of India identified 1600 different "mother tongues." In 2009 the census listed 452 "official languages," and speakers of non-official languages continue to petition the courts for recognition. Thirty of India's languages have more than a million speakers. . . . I have drawn on translations done into English by Indian and American writers, most of them poets. It turns out that everything in this collection originates in one of those thirty languages spoken by big populations, except for a few instances where a vernacular such as Braj Bhasha is no longer used" -- Page . |
| תיאור פיזי: | 294 p. ; 22 cm. |
| ביבליוגרפיה: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789386021953 |