Siva's Saints : the origins of devotion in Kannada according to Harihara's Ragalegalu / Gil Ben-Herut.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ben-Herut, Gil, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lingayats--History.

Andhra Pradesh (India)--Religion.

Harihara, Hampeya. Śivabhaktimahimā ragaḷegaḷu.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Gil Ben-Herut challenges common notions about the Virasaiva tradition in its nascent phases. By closely reading the saints' stories in this text, 'Śiva's Saints' takes a more nuanced historical view than commonly-held notions about the egalitarian and iconoclastic nature of the early tradition, arguing instead that early bhakti (devotionalism) in the Kannada-speaking region was less-radical and more accommodating toward traditional religious, social, and political institutions than thought of today.

Contents:

Note on Transliteration and Translation

Introduction

1. The Poetics of Bhakti

2. Who Is a Bhakta?

3. The Society of Devotees

4. A Bhakti Guide for the Perplexed Brahmin

5. The King’s Fleeting Authority and His Menacing Vaiṣṇava Brahmins

6. Jains as the Intimate, Wholly Other

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-087886-X

0-19-087887-8

0-19-087885-1