Bhakti and Power
Debating India's Religion of the Heart
Bhakti, a term ubiquitous in the religious life of South Asia, has meanings that shift dramatically according to context and sentiment. Sometimes translated as personal devotion, bhakti nonetheless implies and fosters public interaction. It is often associated with the marginalized voices of women and lower castes, yet it has also played a role in perpetuating injustice. Barriers have been torn down in the name of bhakti, while others have been built simultaneously.Bhakti and Power provides an accessible entry into key debates around issues such as these, presenting voices and vignettes from the sixth century to the present and from many part…
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Weitere Autoren: Novetzke, Christian Lee (Hrsg.) / Sharma, Swapna (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-295-74552-7
- EAN: 9780295745527
- Produktnummer: 31630121
- Verlag: University of Washington Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 272 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 12'518 KB
- Abbildungen: 25 b&w illus.
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Edited by John Stratton Hawley, Christian Lee Novetzke, and Swapna Sharma
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