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The Embodiment of Bhakti

By: Karen Pechilis Prentiss

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This book offers an interpretive history of bhakti, an influential religious perspective in Hinduism. Prentiss argues that although bhakti is mentioned in every contemporary sourcebook on Indian religions, it still lacks an agreed-upon definition. "Devotion" is found to be the most commonly used synonym. Prentiss seeks a new perspective on this elusive concept. Her analysis of Tamil (south Indian) materials leads her to suggest that bhakti be understood as a doctrine of embodiment. Bhakti, she says, urges people towards active engagement in the worship of God. She proposes that the term "devotion" be replaced by "participation," emphasizing bhakti's call for engagement in worship and the necessity of embodiment to fulfill that obligation.

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0195351908

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Interpreting Devotion

The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India

By: Karen Pechilis

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Interpreting Devotion

The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India

By: Karen Pechilis

Devotion is a category of expression in many of the world’s religious traditions. This book looks at issues involved in academically interpreting religious devotion, as well as exploring the interpretations of religious devotion made by a sixth century poet, a twelfth century biographer, and present-day festival publics. The book focuses on the female poet-saint Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār, whose poetry is devotional in nature. It discusses the biography written on the poet six centuries after her lifetime, and suggests ways of interpreting Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār’s poetry without using the categories and events promoted by her biographer, in order to engage her own thoughts as they are communicated through the poetry attributed to her. In the same way that the biographer made the poet ‘speak’ to his present day, the book looks at how festivals held today make both the poetry and the biography relevant to the present day. By discussing how poetry, story and festival provide distinctive yet overlapping interpretations of the saint, this book reveals the selections and priorities of interpreters in the making of a living tradition. It is an accessible contribution to students and scholars of religion, Indian history and women’s studies.

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1136507043

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The Embodiment of Bhakti

By: Karen Pechilis

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The Embodiment of Bhakti

By: Karen Pechilis

In this interpretive history of bhakti, both chronicle and comparison are used to identify and analyze bhakti as understood by various Tamil Siva-bhakti authors and authorities."--BOOK JACKET.

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Interpreting Devotion

The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India

By: Karen Pechilis

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The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India

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The Embodiment of Bhakti

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In this interpretive history of bhakti, both chronicle and comparison are used to identify and analyze bhakti as understood by various Tamil Siva-bhakti authors and authorities."--BOOK JACKET.

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The Embodiment of Bhakti

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Interpreting Devotion

Interpreting Devotion

The Embodiment of Bhakti

The Embodiment of Bhakti

Interpreting Devotion

Interpreting Devotion

The Embodiment of Bhakti

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