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Revolution of the Mystics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 356

Revolution of the Mystics

One of the most fascinating episode in the religious history of Southern India is the rise of the Virasaiva movement. These heroic followers of Siva-also called Lingayatas-are characterized by a unique combination of intense devotion and social reformation. The movement arose in the twelfth century under the charismatic leadership of Basava. Men and women from every backgroud, highcaste as well as untouchable, joined the experimental community of the Virasaivas. They has their own sacred literature in the form of short poems in the vernacular language of the region: Kannada.

The Journal of Karnatak University
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 266

The Journal of Karnatak University

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1972
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Religion and Society Among the Lingayats of South India
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 161

Religion and Society Among the Lingayats of South India

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1983-06
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  • Publisher: BRILL

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Monographic Series
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 848

Monographic Series

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1979
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Modernization and Kin Network
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 202

Modernization and Kin Network

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2023-07-31
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  • Publisher: BRILL

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Basement Tectonics 8
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 729

Basement Tectonics 8

The 8th International Conference on Basement Tectonics was held in Butte, Montana, August 8-12,1988. Historically, basement tectonics conferences have focused on such topics as reactivation of faults, the influence of basement faults on metallogeny and hyrocarbon accumulation, and the use of geophysical and remote sensing techniques to interpret subsurface and surface geology. The 8th Conference diverged from past conferences in that a unifying theme was selected. Because ancient major terrane or cratonic boundaries are often postulated to be fault zones which are subsequently reactivated, the conference was organized to examine all aspects of ancient continental margins and terrane boundari...

A Comparative Study of the Indian Poetics and the Western Poetics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 228

A Comparative Study of the Indian Poetics and the Western Poetics

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The Language of the Gods in the World of Men
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 705

The Language of the Gods in the World of Men

"The scholarship exhibited here is not only superior; it is in many ways staggering. The author's control of an astonishing range of primary and secondary texts from many languages, eras, and disciplines is awe-inspiring. This is a learned, original, and important work."—Robert Goldman, Sanskrit and India Studies, University of California, Berkeley

ETHICAL VALUES IN VACANA PHILOSOPHY
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 216

ETHICAL VALUES IN VACANA PHILOSOPHY

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-05-29
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  • Publisher: Lulu.com

Vacana Philosophy is one of the important branches of Indian Philosophy, with Bhakti and knowledge (Jnana) as its guiding principles. It has flourished, from the earliest times, and its exponents have come from the North as well as from the South. The schools of Saivism current in South India, Saiva Siddhanta that first took shape in Tamil Nadu many centuries ago. It was later considerably influenced by Kashmir and Gauda Saivism. Saiva School and whose vogue is undiminished to this day have been for long current in the Karnataka state. It was probably revived and reformed by a band of inspired Seekers after truth in the 12th century. This Saiva School is known as Veerasaivism, or popularly as the Lingayatism.

The Origins of Vīraśaiva Sects
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 272

The Origins of Vīraśaiva Sects

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