{"product_id":"lores-of-love-and-saint-gorakhnath-9780143474098","title":"Lores of Love and Saint Gorakhnath","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nalin Verma | Lalu Prasad Yadav\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Ebury Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Ebury Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Comprising four folktales, \u003ci\u003eSorthi-Brijbhar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBharthari-Pingla\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeer-Ranjha \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSaranga-Sadabrij\u003c\/i\u003e, the book is an anthology of stories influenced by the life, time and teachings of Yogi Gorakhnath--an eleventh-century saint--who propounded an inclusive religious philosophy that laid the foundation of the Sufi and Bhakti movement in India. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Initially, the \u003ci\u003eyogis \u003c\/i\u003e(mystics) of the Gorakhnath sect would sing these ballads on the tune of the \u003ci\u003esarangi \u003c\/i\u003eand move door to door for alms. Originally, these stories existed in the oral tradition passed down from generation to generation in the form of ballads. The ballads are full of fairies, genies, witches, magic healers, witch doctors and ghosts besides angels in the form of \u003ci\u003ePeer Baba \u003c\/i\u003e(hermits) and sages. Over the decades and centuries, these stories have inspired folklorists, theatre artists and nautch parties to perform in \u003ci\u003emelas\u003c\/i\u003e (community fairs), religious events and marriages. ","brand":"Ebury Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46288836001943,"sku":"9780143474098","price":260.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143474098.webp?v=1769301916","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/lores-of-love-and-saint-gorakhnath-9780143474098","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}