A storm of songs : India and the idea of the bhakti movement /

India celebrates itself as a nation of unity in diversity, but where does that sense of unity come from? One important source is a widely-accepted narrative called the "bhakti movement." Bhakti is the religion of the heart, of song, of common participation, of inner peace, of anguished pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hawley, John Stratton, 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Bhakti > Social aspects > History.
Bhakti > Aspect social > Histoire.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Bhakti Movement and Its Discontents
  • 2. The Transit of Bhakti
  • 3. The Four Sampradays and the Commonwealth of Love
  • 4. The View from Brindavan
  • 5. Victory in the Cities of Victory
  • 6. A Nation of Bhaktas
  • 7. What Should the Bhakti Movement Be?

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