Historical Development of the Bhakti Movement in India
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'Bhakti' has formed an important part of religious life of the Indian people since the early medieval period. Devotees can be blessed with divine grace or attain union with God through their intense devotion called bhakti. This book attempts to elucidate the concepts of bhakti and traces its development, theoretical as well as historical, in the religious history of India. This volume is divided in two parts. The first part, The Theoretical Framework of Bhakti and its Historical Development', contains seven chapters dealing with various types of theories of bhakti in the Indian traditions. These chapters specifically investigate how the idea of bhakti emerged, took shape and was established in such philosophical schools as Vedanta, Pancaratra, Srivaisnava and Tantras. The second part, The Philosophical Influence of Bhakti and Its Popular Acceptance', contains seven chapters focusing on how the idea of bhakti exerted an influence on the Indian religious traditions, or how bhakti was popularly accepted in the Indian cultural contexts. Each chapter deals with the popular devotional movements led by Jnanesvar, Tukaram, Kabir, Tulsidas and Ramalingar with their works in the respective vernacular languages.

Table of Contents:
Preface; List of Contributors; Part I: The Theoretical Framework of Bhakti and its Historical Development: 1. Reflections on Bhakti as a Type of Indian Mysticism by Yoshitsugu Sawai; 2. The Use of Bhakti/Bhakta in the Pancaratra Scriptures by Hiromichi Hikita; 3. Ramanujas Theory of Bhakti Based on the Vedanta Philosophy by Bunki Kimura; 4. Theories of Salvation in the Tengalai and Vadagalai Schools by Sadanori Ishitobi; 5. Some Sources of Madhvas Bhakti Theory by Hiroaki Ikebe; 6. The Concept of Bhakti in the Tantric Tradition by Katsuyuki Ida; 7. Realization of Inner Divinity : Natha Yogins in the Medieval Bhakti Movement by Kazuyo Sakaki; Part II: The Philosophical Influence of Bhakti and Its Popular Acceptance: 8. The Atomosphere of Bhakti in Literature: A Buddhist Stotra, a Katha, and a Folk Tale by Yoshifumi Mizuno; 9. Jnanesvars Interpretation of the Bhagavad-gita I-VI by Iwao Shima; 10. The Bhakti in Tukarams Abhangas by Chihiro Koiso; 11. A Study of an Aspect of Kabirs Bhakti with the Text and Translation of the Gyana Caumtisa in the Bijak by Taigen Hashimoto; 12. Analytical Study of Bhaktirasa as a Religious Sentiment Established by the Gaudiya Vaisnava School by Masaru Tonguu; 13. Rama in the Eyes of his Consort, Sita: A Study of Tulsidass Ramacaritmanas by Teji Sakata; 14. Saint Ramalingar and the Exemplification of Gods as Effulgence by Hiroshi Yamashita; Postscript; Index.

About the Author :
The late Iwao Shima was a Professor of Indian philosophy at Kanazawa University. He extensively contributed to the various subjects of Indian spirituality including Advaita Vedanta, Tantric and Sakta traditions, Marathi Bhakti movements and renewed phases in Indian Buddhism. He was the inspiring organizer of research projects on Indian devotionalism, the outcome of which is crystallized in this publication.


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  • ISBN-13: 9788173048845
  • Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
  • Publisher Imprint: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
  • Height: 145 mm
  • No of Pages: 300
  • Width: 225 mm
  • ISBN-10: 8173048843
  • Publisher Date: 01 Dec 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Theory & Practice


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