The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of IndiaKarine Schomer, W. H. McLeod The devotional transformation of medival Hinduism known as bhaktiwas an extremely diverse phenomenon. This book brings togethercurrent research and offers new perspectives on the radical wing ofthe movement. |
Contents
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ANDREW RAWLINSON | 53 |
LITERATURE | 61 |
ELEANOR ZELLIOT | 91 |
LINDA HESS | 111 |
MISHRA 167 | 147 |
CALLEWAERT 181 | 161 |
W H MCLEOD | 265 |
The KabirPanth and Social Protest | 281 |
Seed Service Substance | 305 |
The Radhasoami Revival of the Sant Tradition | 329 |
The Sant Movement and North Indian Sufis | 359 |
The Bauls and the Islamic Tradition | 375 |
The Writings of the Tamil Siddhas | 385 |
Note on the Frontispiece | 415 |
JOHN STRATTON HAWLEY 191 | 171 |
The ShaivaVaishnava Synthesis in Maharashtrian Santism | 215 |
The Development of the Sikh Panth | 229 |
The Meaning of Sant in Sikh Usage | 251 |
GLOSSARY | 423 |
NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS | 451 |
Common terms and phrases
Adi Granth Agra Allahabad Banaras Barthwal Bauls Beas bhagat bhāruds Bijak Brahman caste century Charlotte Vaudeville Chaturvedi Cittar Dadu Dadu-panthi Dadu's deity Delhi devotion disciple divine Dnyandev doctrine doha Dvivedi early Eknath Gurā gurduārā Guru Nanak guru's Hindi Hindu Hinduism historical Ibid Indian Islam Kabir Kabir-panthis Khalsa Krishna language lineage literature Lord Mahar Maharaj Maharashtra Marathi master māyā means medieval meditational bhakti meters Muslim mystical Namdev nirguna North India original Pandharpur pandit Panth paramparā poems poetic poetry poets Press Punjab Radha Radhasoami Radhasoami movement Radhasoami Satsang religion religious ritual śabda sāgar saguna saints śākhā sākhi Sanskrit sant mat Sants satguru Satsang sect Shaivism Shiva Siddhas Sikh Singh Soami social songs soul spiritual Studies Sufi Swami Tagore Tamil Tantric teachings texts tion tradition translation Tulsi Sahib University Vaishnava Vaudeville verse viraha Vitthala W.H. McLeod word worship Yoga