Literary Criticism (1400-1800)

Kabīr | Further Reading

FURTHER READING

BIOGRAPHIES

Bahadur, Krishna Prakash. A New Look at Kabir, New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 1997, 288 p.

Detailed study that covers Kabīr's life, philosophy, poetry, and language; the social and religious context in which he lived and wrote; and traditional beliefs about his life and contributions.

Varma, Ram Kumar. Kabir: Biography and Philosophy, New Delhi: Prints India, 1977, 152 p.

Reconstruction of Kabīr's biography and philosophy based on his utterances.

CRITICISM

Callewaert, Winand M. “Kabir. Scholarly Commentaries on Un-Critical Texts?” Annali Istituto Universitario Orientale, Napoli: Rivista del Dipartmento di Studi Asiatic 56, no. 1 (1996): 88-98.

Discusses the authenticity of the songs attributed to Kabīr.

Ram, K. S. “Kabir, Surdas and Mirabai: A Note on Bhakti Poetry in Hindi.” The Literary Criterion 24, no. 1 (1989):...

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