This course will introduce students to the rich heritage of devotional literature in pre- and early modern South Asia, often referred to as Bhakti. This course will include examples from medieval India as well as from many languages and regions, an area that encompasses modern-day India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Our focus will be the medieval and early modern periods, and the devotional literature composed in the South Asian languages. The characteristic feature of Bhakti is an intense, passionate relationship with the divine.