| Description |
x, 331 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
SUNY series in religious studies |
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SUNY series in religious studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Historical Vicissitudes of Bhakti Religion / David N. Lorenzen -- The Making of a Religious Paradox: Sikh Khalsa, Sahajdhari as Modes of Early Sikh Identity / Harjot Oberoi -- The Social Significance of Radhasoami / Mark Juergensmeyer -- Sanskritization, Caste Uplift, and Social Dissidence in the Sant Ravidas Panth / Joseph Schaller -- The Instability of the King: Magical Insanity and the Yogis' Power in the Politics of Jodhpur, 1803-1843 / Daniel Gold -- The Kina Rami: Aughars and Kings in the Age of Cultural Contact / Roxanne Poormon Gupta -- The Theology of the Locative Case in Sacred Sikh Scripture (Gurabani) / Michael C. Shapiro -- The Nirgun/Sagun Distinction in Early Manuscript Anthologies of Hindu Devotion / John Stratton Hawley -- The Lives of Nirguni Saints / David N. Lorenzen -- Chokhamela: Piety and Protest / Eleanor Zelliot -- The Avatar Doctrine in the Kabir Panth / Uma Thukral -- The Vitality of the Nirgun Bhajan: Sampling the Contemporary Tradition / Edward O. Henry -- Interpreting Ramraj: Reflections on the Ramayana, Bhakti, and Hindu Nationalism / Philip Lutgendorf -- The Politics of Devotion to Rama / Peter van der Veer -- Social Identities, Hindu Fundamentalism, and Politics in India / Susana B. C. Devalle. |
| Subject |
Hinduism -- Social aspects.
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Sikhism -- Social aspects.
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Bhakti.
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Religion and politics -- India.
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| Added Author |
Lorenzen, David N.
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| ISBN |
0791420256 |
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9780791420256 |
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