Encoutering Kabir: From Old Manuscripts to Living Oral Traditions
I don’t use ink or paper,
this hand never touched a pen.
The great truths of four ages
Kabir tells with his mouth alone.

If Kabir, the great 15th-century Hindi poet of Banaras, didn’t write anything, how do we now have thousands of poems in his name? This talk will offer a history of Kabir texts and their audiences, concluding with a closer look at the contents of a Rajasthani manuscript dated 1614-21, which Linda Hess is currently translating. There will be a poetry reading!
Date: 16 February 2021, 14:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Hilary 2021)
Venue: Venue to be announced
Speaker: Dr Linda Hess (Standford)
Organising department: Asian Studies Centre
Organiser contact email address: asian@sant.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Modern South Asian Studies Seminar Series
Booking required?: Required
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Booking email: asian@sant.ox.ac.uk
Audience: Public
Editor: Clare Salter