Earning God through the One-Hundred Rupee Note: Nirgu?a Bhakti and Religious Experience among Hindu Renouncers in North India
This article examines the everyday religious phenomenon of nirgu?a bhakti as it is experienced by Hindu renouncers (sādhus) in North India. As an Indian language concept, nirgu?a bhakti characterizes a type of devotion (bhakti) that is expressed in relation to a divinity who is said to be without (n...
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