Tradition and modernity in Bhakti movements / / edited by Jayant Lele.

• Superior document: International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; Volume XXXI
• TeilnehmendeR: Lele, Jayant,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : E. J. Brill,, [1981]; ©1981
• Year of Publication: 1981
• Language: English
• Series: International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; Volume XXXI.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (168 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- The Bhakti Movement in India: A Critical Introduction -- Bhakti in Early Buddhism -- Bhakti or Vidroha: Continuity and Change in Dalit Sahitya -- Krishna in Black and White: Darsan in the Butter Thief Poems of the Early Sur Sagar -- Paradox and Divine Wickedness in the Krishnakarnamrita: Reflections on the Uses of Discepant Symbols -- Bhakti Tradition and Modernization: The Case of Lingayatism -- Devotion as an Alternative to Marriage in the Lives of Some Hindu Women Devotees -- Will India's Past be America's Future? Reflections on the Caitanya Movement and its Potentials -- Community, Discourse and Critique in Jnanesvar -- The Revolt of the Underprivileged: Style in the Expression of the Warkari Movement in Maharashtra -- Gaudiya Vaisnava Symbolism of Deliverance (uddhara, nistara…) from Evil -- Chokhamela and Eknath: Two Bhakti Modes of Legitimacy for Modern Change -- Contributors -- Index -- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY.