Surdas-and his remarkable lyrics refashioning the widely known narrative of the Hindu deity Krish...

What religion does not serve as a theater of tears? Holy Tears addresses this all but universal p...

This is a collection of new essays on the phenomenon of sati (or suttee), the burning of wives in...

Every year thousands of pilgrims travel to Brindavan, the village where Krishna is said to have l...

The author traces the development of the theme of Krishna as butter thief from its earliest appea...

The author traces the development of the theme of Krishna as butter thief from its earliest appea...

Fundamentalism, as the word implies, is about getting back to the basics, and for Americans this ...

Every year thousands of pilgrims travel to Brindavan, the village where Krishna is said to have l...

This basic guide and resource book targets four fields-religious studies, history, world literatu...

Many call Vrindavan the spiritual capital of India-it's Krishna's eternal playground-but the worl...

This book explores a far-flung family of saints--those celebrated not just by Christianity but by...

This basic guide and resource book targets four fields-religious studies, history, world literatu...

Previous editions published under the title: Såur Dåas.

John Stratton Hawley is Claire Tow Professor of Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University....

A fascinating story of change and transmission, this book describes how Mirabai, Surdas, and Kabi...

Surdas, regarded as the epitome of artistry in Old Hindi religious poetry from the end of the six...