Bhakti-Sufi Traditions

Indian Pantheons

Vedic Pantheon

Classical Pantheon

Bhramanical

Hinduism

Dieties

Agni Vayu

Dieties

Triumvirate + Godess

Spatio-Temporal Context

8th - 18th Century

Nothern India

8 -18th Century

Bhakti Movement

Not Against Hinduism, Inside Hinduism

Bhakti Sufi VS Hinduism #

Prayers Devotion

Rituals

Personal

Formal Relationship

Overseen by the Priests

Love, Hate Relationship

Overseen by Ports and Saints

Acceptance

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Caste

Gender

Dissemination

Diversification

INFINITE SUBSTITUTABILITY OF THE NATIVES

INTEGRATION OF CULTS

Bhramanical Ideas

To Common People

By Puranas

Women / Shudras

Little Traditions & Great #

GT

1

Brahmans

Sanskrit

Trinity

Caste and Gender

LT

Many

Local languages

Lesser

Peasant Societies

Different Bhakti-Sufi Traditions

Saguna

Women Devotees

2 Women Standing out as important

Andal

Karaikkal Ammaiyar

Alavar Woman

Worshiper of Vishnu

NORTH INDIA INFAMOUS

Because Eroticism towards Vishnu

Wrote Poems about devotion and sex with Vishnu

Devotee of Shiva

Followed the path of extreme Asceticism

Throwing away social obligations

Virashaiva / Lingayats

Worshipers of the Strong Brave Shiva, And they worship the Linga

Founded by Basavanna

Was a Jaina, then brahmana

Minister

Bury the dead

Chalenged

Cast

Pollution

Rebirth

Agreed

Remarrige of Widows

Post Puberty Marrige

Alavars etc

Nirguna

Political Relations

Peasants

Patronage

Temples

North India #

Started 14th Century #

Naths, Jogis, Siddhas (Artisans / weavers)

Why Late

Rajputs ruling (8th - 14th)

Delhi Sultanate (Turks)

Famous People

Mirabai

Guru Nanak

Hagiography

Kabir

Writing about Philosophy

Poet Saint

The Upside down Man

3 Traditions

Kabir Bijak - UP

Kabir Granthavali - Rajasthan

Adi Grant Shaib

Techer - Ramananda NOT AGREED AS LIFE SPAN 200YEARS +

Past

Merchant

Accountant

Nirguna

Absalute -Rab

With no Gender

Hyms

Shabad

Sikhism Religion

  1. Philosophy
  1. Army
  1. Religion

Guru Nanak

Angad

Arjan

Gobind Singh

Successor

Made Adi Granth Sahib

Started Army

Further Turned into Religion

Compiled Guru Granth Sahib

Community

Congregational Worship