MARC details
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01960nam a22002657a 4500 |
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200613b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9789389231946 |
| 037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION |
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| Terms of availability |
Purchased |
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Prism Books,Kadavanthra |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
891.461082 |
| Item number |
ANT |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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NIL |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
ANT WHO SWALLOWED THE SUN : Abhangs of the Marathi Women Saints |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Speaking Tiger |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2019/01/01 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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181 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
The Bhakti movement, which began around the 6th century, transformed Indian thought in fundamental ways. It took seed in Maharashtra in the early 13th century in the form of the Warkari movement. With unmatched passion and eloquence the Warkari saint-poets spread the message of universal humanism combining it with a deep devotion towards Vitthal. The Ant Who Swallowed the Sun is a collection of translations of abhangs by ten prominent and lesser- known Marathi women-saints belonging to this movement.<br/><br/>These women came from diverse backgrounds: Muktabai was Saint Dynaneshwar’s sister; Janabai was Saint Namdev’s maid, Rajai his wife and Gonai his mother; Bahinabai was a brahmin trapped in a difficult marriage; Kanhopatra, a sex-worker; Soyarabai and Nirmala were from lower castes; and not much is known about Bhagu and Vatsara. At a time when women hardly had any autonomy, each claimed Vitthal as their own, addressing him variously as the divine, the lover or the friend. Their abhangs are not just expressions of devotion but offer a scathing criticism of patriarchy and caste hierarchies. With Neela Bhagwat and Jerry Pinto’s pitch-perfect translations, The Ant Who Swallowed the Sun is an important addition to Bhakti literature, as well as a delight for poetry lovers. |
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Poetry |
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Marathi Poetry |
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Womens |
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Neela Bhagwat (tr.) |
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Pinto,Jerry (tr.) |
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Lending |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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