Śiva's saints: the origins of devotion in Kannada according to Harihara's Ragaḷegaḷu
Gil Ben-Herut challenges common notions about the Virasaiva tradition in its nascent phases. By closely reading the saints' stories in this text, 'âSiva's Saints' takes a more nuanced historical view than commonly-held notions about the egalitarian and iconoclastic nature of the...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2018
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| In: | Anno: 2018 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Oxford scholarship online
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| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Harihara, Hampeya
/ Virashaiva
B Karnataka / Virashaiva / Bhakti / Origine (Luogo) |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Harihara, Hampeya âSivabhaktimahimåa ragaòlegaòlu
B Lingayats History B Lingayats ; History B Lingayats Doctrines B Lingayats ; Doctrines B Harihara, Hampeya ; Śivabhaktimahimā ragaḷegaḷu |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Edizione parallela: | Non elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | Gil Ben-Herut challenges common notions about the Virasaiva tradition in its nascent phases. By closely reading the saints' stories in this text, 'âSiva'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 |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references and index Previously issued in print: 2018 Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| ISBN: | 0190878878 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190878849.001.0001 |