Asian Folklore Studies, June 1st, 1999
MILLER, BARBARA STOLER, editor and translator. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997. xxii + 125 pages. Paper US$17.00/[pounds]9.95; ISBN 0-231-11097-9.
Composed in the twelfth century in eastern India, the Gitagovinda has been popular throughout the Indian subcontinent. The songs of the Gitagovinda have been important in the devotional music, temple dance traditions, and literary traditions in geographically diverse sections of India and, according to Miller, are still sung in South Indian temples. The visual images of the poetry have also inspired many paintings, frescoes, and other d...
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