Subaltern Saints In India

Author : Meenakshi Jha
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788120842991

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Subaltern Saints in India by Meenakshi Jha Pdf

The present era of complexity, anxiety and moral turpitude is in need of spiritual solace and God's grace more than ever before. The established frameworks of religion have not entirely been successful in streamlining the rapport between the maker and the creation. The emergence and progression of bhakti saints is a significant power in this direction. Living exemplary, realised lives on their own terms mostly in opposition to the given frame of life, the bhakti saints heralded a new possibility of the egalitarian order without any bigotry or dogmatism. The book undertakes a probe into the specific contributions made by two hitherto neglected sections of the Indian society, namely women and Sudras. The precepts and lives of these subaltern saints reiterate the possibility of personal salvation and social regeneration, having transformative potential for breaking the barriers of iniquitous, hierarchical structures.

Author : Alexandra Verini,Abir Bazaz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000928600

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Gender and Medieval Mysticism from India to Europe by Alexandra Verini,Abir Bazaz Pdf

This book opens up a dialogue between pre-modern women identified as mystics in diverse locations from South Asia to Europe. It considers how women from the disparate religious traditions of Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity expressed devotion in parallel ways. The argument is that women’s mysticism demands to be compared not because of any essential "female" experience of the divine but because the parallel positions of marginalization that pre-modern women experienced led them to deploy intimate encounters with the divine to speak publicly and claim authority. The topics covered range from the Sufi devotional tradition of Sidis (Indians of African ancestry) to the Bhakti poet Mīrābaī and the nuns of Barking Abbey. Collectively the chapters show how mysticism allowed premodern women to speak and act by unsettling traditional gender roles and expectations for religious behavior. At the same time as uncovering connections, the juxtaposition of women from different traditions serves to highlight distinctive features. The book draws on a range of disciplinary expertise and will be of particular interest to scholars of medieval religion and theology as well as history and literary studies.

Author : Sumita Roy
Publisher : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religious poetry, Indic
ISBN : 8120718836

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Poet Saints of India by Sumita Roy Pdf

Author : M. Reza Pirbhai
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004177581

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Reconsidering Islam in a South Asian Context by M. Reza Pirbhai Pdf

Despite late reconsideration, a dominant paradigm rooted in Orientalist essentialisations of Islam as statically legalistic and Muslims as uniformly transgressive when local customs are engaged, continues to distort perspectives of South Asia's past and present. This has led to misrepresentations of pre-colonial Muslim norms and undue emphasis on colonial reforms alone when charting the course to post-coloniality. This book presents and challenges staple perspectives with a comprehensive reinterpretation of doctrinal sources, literary expressions and colonial records spanning the period from the reign of the 'Great Mughals' to end of the 'British Raj' (1526-1947). The result is an alternative vision of this transformative period in South Asian history, and an original paradigm of Islamic doctrine and Muslim practice applicable more broadly.

Author : Sushil Mittal,Gene Thursby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134418299

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Studying Hinduism by Sushil Mittal,Gene Thursby Pdf

This book is an indispensable resource for students and researchers wishing to develop a deeper understanding of one of the world's oldest and most multifaceted religious traditions. Sushil Mittal and Gene Thursby, leading scholars in the field, have brought together a rich variety of perspectives which reflect the current lively state of the field. Studying Hinduism is the result of cooperative work by accomplished specialists in several fields that include anthropology, art, comparative literature, history, philosophy, religious studies, and sociology. Through these complementary and exciting approaches, students will gain a greater understanding of India's culture and traditions, to which Hinduism is integral. The book uses key critical terms and topics as points of entry into the subject, revealing that although Hinduism can be interpreted in sharply contrasting ways and set in widely varying contexts, it is endlessly fascinating and intriguing.

Author : Crispin Bates
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134513758

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Subalterns and Raj by Crispin Bates Pdf

Subalterns and Raj presents a unique introductory history of India with an account that begins before the period of British rule, and pursues the continuities within that history up to the present day. Its coverage ranges from Mughal India to post-independence Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, with a focus on the ‘ordinary’ people of India and South Asia. Subalterns and Raj examines overlooked issues in Indian social history and highlights controversies between historians. Taking an iconoclastic approach to the elites of South Asia since independence, it is critical of the colonial regime that went before them. This book is a stimulating and controversial read and, with a detailed guide to further reading and end-of-chapter bibliographies, it is an excellent guide for all students of the Indian subcontinent.

Author : David N. Lorenzen
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1994-11-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438411262

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Bhakti Religion in North India by David N. Lorenzen Pdf

In India, religion continues to be an absolutely vital source for social as well as personal identity. All manner of groups--political, occupational, and social--remain grounded in specific religious communities. This book analyzes the development of the modern Hindu and Sikh communities in North India starting from about the fifteenth century, when the dominant bhakti tradition of Hinduism became divided into two currents: the sagun and the nirgun. The sagun current, led mostly by Brahmins, has remained dominant in most of North India and has served as the ideological base of the development of modern Hindu nationalism. Several chapters explore the rise of this religious and political movement, paying particular attention to the role played by devotion to Ram. Alternative trends do exist in sagun tradition, however, and are represented here by chapters on the low-caste saint Chokhamel and the tantric sect founded by Kina Ram. The nirgun current, led mostly by persons of Ksand artisan castes, formed the base of both the Sikh community, founded by Guru Nanak, and of various non-Brahmin sectarian movements derived from such saints as Kabir, Raidas, Dadu, and Shiv Dayal Singh. Two chapters discuss the formation of a distinctive Sikh theology and a Sikh community identity separate from that of the Hindus. Other chapters discuss the validity of the sagun-nirgun distinction within Hindu tradition and the interplay of social and religious ideas in nirgun hagiographic texts and in sectarian movements such as the Adi Dharma Mission and the Radhasoami Satsang.

Author : Shyamlal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015058826135

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Untouchable Saints of India by Shyamlal Pdf

The Book Presents A Composite Picture Of The Genesis And Development Of Various Untouchable Saints Of Rajasthan And Their Role In The Uplifting Of The Down Trodden.

Author : Lise McKean
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996-05-15
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0226560104

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Divine Enterprise by Lise McKean Pdf

Through shrewd marketing and publicity, Hindu spiritual leaders can play powerful roles in contemporary India as businessmen and government officials. Focusing on the organizations and activities of Hindu ascetics and gurus, Lise McKean explores the complex interrelations among religion, the political economy of India, and global capitalism. In this close look at the business of religion, McKean traces the ideological and organizational antecedents to the Hindu nationalist movement. The Indian state's increasing patronage of Hindu institutions makes competition for its support greater than ever. Using materials from guru's publications, the press, and extensive field research, McKean examines how participation by upper-caste ruling class groups in the Divine Life Society and other Hindu organizations further legitimates their own authority. With a remarkable selection of photographs and advertisements showing icons of spirituality used to sell commodities from textiles to cement to comic books, McKean illustrates the pervasive presence of Hindu imagery in India's burgeoning market economy. She shows how gurus popularize Hindu nationalism through imagery such as the goddess, Mother India, and her martyred sons and daughters.

Author : David N. Lorenzen
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1994-11-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791420264

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Bhakti Religion in North India by David N. Lorenzen Pdf

In India, religion continues to be an absolutely vital source for social as well as personal identity. All manner of groups--political, occupational, and social--remain grounded in specific religious communities. This book analyzes the development of the modern Hindu and Sikh communities in North India starting from about the fifteenth century, when the dominant bhakti tradition of Hinduism became divided into two currents: the sagun and the nirgun. The sagun current, led mostly by Brahmins, has remained dominant in most of North India and has served as the ideological base of the development of modern Hindu nationalism. Several chapters explore the rise of this religious and political movement, paying particular attention to the role played by devotion to Ram. Alternative trends do exist in sagun tradition, however, and are represented here by chapters on the low-caste saint Chokhamel and the tantric sect founded by Kina Ram. The nirgun current, led mostly by persons of Ksand artisan castes, formed the base of both the Sikh community, founded by Guru Nanak, and of various non-Brahmin sectarian movements derived from such saints as Kabir, Raidas, Dadu, and Shiv Dayal Singh. Two chapters discuss the formation of a distinctive Sikh theology and a Sikh community identity separate from that of the Hindus. Other chapters discuss the validity of the sagun-nirgun distinction within Hindu tradition and the interplay of social and religious ideas in nirgun hagiographic texts and in sectarian movements such as the Adi Dharma Mission and the Radhasoami Satsang.

Author : Ashok K. Pankaj,Ajit K. Pandey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429785184

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Dalits, Subalternity and Social Change in India by Ashok K. Pankaj,Ajit K. Pandey Pdf

The linguistic origin of the term Dalit is Marathi, and pre-dates the militant-intellectual Dalit Panthers movement of the 1970s. It was not in popular use till the last quarter of the 20th century, the origin of the term Dalit, although in the 1930s, it was used as Marathi-Hindi translation of the word "Depressed Classes". The changing nature of caste and Dalits has become a topic of increasing interest in India. This edited book is a collection of originally written chapters by eminent experts on the experiences of Dalits in India. It examines who constitute Dalits and engages with the mainstream subaltern perspective that treats Dalits as a political and economic category, a class phenomenon, and subsumes homogeneity of the entire Dalit population. This book argues that the socio-cultural deprivations of Dalits are their primary deprivations, characterized by heterogeneity of their experiences. It asserts that Dalits have a common urge to liberate from the oppressive and exploitative social arrangement which has been the guiding force of Dalit movement. This book has analysed this movement through three phases: the reformative, the transformative and the confrontationist. An exploration of dynamic relations between subalternity, exclusion and social change, the book will be of interest to academics in the field of sociology, political science and contemporary India.

Author : Indian History Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1166 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X030570106

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Proceedings - Indian History Congress by Indian History Congress Pdf

Author : Sandhya Mulchandani
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-20
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789353055813

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For the Love of God by Sandhya Mulchandani Pdf

Between the third centuries BC and AD were written thousands of verses in Tamil that have collectively come to be known as Sangam literature. The expressions of love between a man and a woman in these love poems gave way to passionate expressions of devotional love, where the heroine became the devotee and the hero became God. Through the centuries of patriarchy, women negotiated varied levels of existence and largely went unnoticed until they found a path for self-expression through bhakti or devotion. While the dominant form of worship was to prostrate before God, women found innovative ways of personal expression, often seeing the lord as a lover, friend, husband, or even son. The individual outpourings and the unfettered voices of these women refused to be drowned in the din of patriarchy gathering momentum until this became a pan India movement. In For the Love of God, Sandhya Mulchandani delves deep into historical accounts of these women who fell in love with God.

Author : Ute Hüsken,Frank Neubert
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199812318

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Negotiating Rites by Ute Hüsken,Frank Neubert Pdf

Ritual has been long viewed as an indisputable part of tradition with the aim of creating harmony and enabling a tradition's survival. The authors in this collection argue, however, that this view can be seriously challenged and that ritual's embeddedness in negotiation processes is one of its central features.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1829
Category : India
ISBN : PRNC:32101042640589

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The Subaltern's Log-book by Anonim Pdf