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Śiva's saints : the origins of devotion in Kannada according to Harihara's Ragaḷegaḷu

Title
Śiva's saints : the origins of devotion in Kannada according to Harihara's Ragaḷegaḷu / Gil Ben-Herut, University of South Florida.
Author
Ben-Herut, Gil
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

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Description
xii, 276 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"This book takes a pioneering approach to understanding the origins of the Vīrasaiva / Lingāyata tradition by considering for the first time in English-language scholarship a major collection of hagiographies about the twelfth-century devotees, which was produced very soon after their purported activities. The tradition, which developed over the last eight centuries in the Kannada-speaking region of the Deccan plateau in India, holds a unique place in Hindu society. Its members do not adhere to the hierarchical structures of Brahminical-centered society, and they practice a distinct set of rituals, such as carrying a personal linga (an emblem of the Hindu god Siva) on their body and worshiping it individually (as well as in groups), burying and not cremating their dead, and more"--
Subject
  • Harihara, Hampeya
  • Harihara Hampeya ca. 12./13. Jh
  • Harihara, Hampeya
  • Devotional literature, Kannada > History and criticism
  • Devotional literature, Kannada
  • Lingayat literature, Kannada
  • Lingayats
  • Bhakti
  • Entstehung
  • Heiligenvita
  • Kannada
  • Wiraschaiwa
  • South Asia
  • Indien > Süd
  • Karnataka
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-257) and index.
Contents
The poetics of Bhakti -- Who is a Bhakta? -- The society of devotees -- A Bhakti guide for the perplexed Brahmin -- The king's fleeting authority and his menacing Vaishnava Brahmins -- Jains as the intimate, wholly other.
ISBN
  • 9780190878849
  • 0190878843
  • 9780190878863 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780190878856 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780190878870 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2017050472
OCLC
  • on1057240104
  • 1057240104
  • SCSB-9122269
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library