Śiva's Saints is a ground-breaking and thought-provoking book that is innovative, well-researched, and well-written. Ben-Herut has established himself as a leader in the study of Indian devotional (bhakti) traditions with this remarkable scholarly contribution. This book will undoubtedly be part of ongoing scholarly discussions concerning Kannada-speaking religion and ought to become a mainstay in graduate courses about bhakti for years to come.
Dr. Gil Ben-Herut is an Assistant Professor in the Religious Studies Department, University of South Florida. His research interests include pre-modern religious literature in the Kannada language, South-Asian bhakti (devotional) traditions, and the vernacularization of Sanskrit poetics and courtly literature.