Kabirdas and Bhakti panthis in South Africa
Kabirdas has been one of the more prolific saint poets in India and while he had written specifically for an Indian readership, his poetry reached South African shores with the arrival of Indians in South Africa as indentured labourers. This paper explores the philosophy behind the poetry of Kabirda...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Univ.
2009
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Nidān
Year: 2009, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 56-68 |
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Summary: | Kabirdas has been one of the more prolific saint poets in India and while he had written specifically for an Indian readership, his poetry reached South African shores with the arrival of Indians in South Africa as indentured labourers. This paper explores the philosophy behind the poetry of Kabirdas and attempts to capture the establishment of Kabir Panthis and other Bhakti panthis with a similar outlook to Kabirdas in South Africa. |
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ISSN: | 2414-8636 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Nidān
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.58125/nidan.2009.1 |