SONGS OF KABIR: Devotional Poems of Kabir Translated and Interpreted by Rabindranath Tagore - Hardcover

Tagore, Rabindranath

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1515435555 ISBN 13: 9781515435556

Verlag: A & D Publishing, 2018

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A poetic rendering of the devotional verses of Kabir, presenting a sustained reflection on spiritual unity, inward practice, and the rejection of formal division. In Songs of Kabir, Rabindranath Tagore translates and interprets the voice of the fifteenth-century mystic, preserving the directness and intensity of the original compositions while shaping them for a modern readership. The poems move between image and declaration, emphasising the immediacy of spiritual experience over ritual or institutional form. Kabir's verse challenges distinctions between religious traditions, presenting a unified vision grounded in personal awareness and inner discipline. Tagore's treatment retains the simplicity of expression while allowing for philosophical depth, offering a sequence that is both lyrical and contemplative. Positioned between poetry and spiritual reflection, this work continues to hold significance within the study of devotional literature and comparative religion. It remains widely read for its clarity of expression and its enduring articulation of non-dual thought and inward realisation.

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Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a Bengali poet, writer, and philosopher, and the first non-European recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His work spans poetry, fiction, essays, and song, and played a central role in the development of modern Indian literature. Tagore's writings often explore themes of spirituality, human unity, and the relationship between individual experience and universal truth.

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• Verlag: A & D Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1515435555
• ISBN 13: 9781515435556
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 56
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