{"product_id":"mirabai-9780195153903","title":"Mirabai","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMirabai, an iconic sixteenth-century Indian poet-saint, 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. Defying attempts to constrain and even kill her, she could not be silenced. Though verifiable facts regarding her life are few, her fame spread across social, linguistic, and religious boundaries, and stories about her multiplied across the subcontinent and the centuries. 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. This book examines Mirabai''s place as both insider and outsider to the developing strands of devotional Hinduism and her role in contested terrain of debates around the education and independence of women and the crafti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is valuable today for its knowledge and insights into the life of a Hindu woman poet as it demonstrates the power of devotion that transcends local contexts and inspires for diverse conversations. * Dr. Atola Longkumer, United Theological College *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations  Acknowledgements  Note on Transliteration and Dates    Introduction: In Search of Mirabai  Chapter 1: Embodying Devotion in a Woman's Body: Mirabai among the Saints  Chapter 2: Participation and Transformation: Mira as Rapjut Renouncer, Varkari Devotee, and Pativrata of God  Chapter 3: History, Heroism, and the Politics of Identity: Mirabai in Nineteenth-Century Colonial India  Chapter 4: Weaver Woman and Lover Extraordinaire: Romance and Resistance in Rural Rajasthan  Chapter 5: Mobilizing Mirabai, Mobilizing Women in the Struggle for Independence  Chapter 6: Cultural Icon for a Nation in the Making  Conclusion  Selected Bibliography  Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732637397335,"sku":"9780195153903","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780195153903.jpg?v=1719997749","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mirabai-9780195153903","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}