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
- Philosophy
- Army
- 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