Praises to a Formless God: Nirguni Texts from North India

Product Description Discusses and translates important compositions by famous Nirguni poets--poets dedicated to the worship of a formless God. Review “Finally a scholar of proven erudition in Hindi texts has brought to the English-speaking world a powerful and pleasing introduction to the radical spirituality of medieval Hinduism. With fresh and interesting translations, Lorenzen has breathed new life into that acerbic and striking saint, Kabir, and shown why his nirguna school of popular Hinduism continues to be appealing to the great masses of Hindus today―its message of spiritual awakening and social justice moving especially those from the lowest strata of Hindu society.” ― Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California―Santa Barbara About the Author David N. Lorenzen is a Professor at El Colegio de Mexico in Mexico City. He is the author of Kabir Legends and Ananta-Das's Kabir Parachai: With a Translation of the Kabir Parachai Prepared in Collaboration with Jagdish Kumar and Uma Thukral and with an Edition of the Niranjani Panthi Recension of this Work and the editor of Bhakti Religion in North India: Community Identity and Political Action, both published by SUNY Press.