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The Embodiment of Bhakti Hardcover - 2000

by Karen Pechilis Prentiss; Karen Pechilis


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This book offers an interpretive history of bhakti, an influential religious perspective in Hinduism. Prentiss argues that although bhakti is mentioned in every contemporary sourcebook on Indian religions, it still lacks an agreed-upon definition. "Devotion" is found to be the most commonly used synonym. Prentiss seeks a new perspective on this elusive concept. Her analysis of Tamil (south Indian) materials leads her to suggest that bhakti be understood as a doctrine of embodiment. Bhakti, she says, urges people towards active engagement in the worship of God. She proposes that the term "devotion" be replaced by "participation," emphasizing bhakti's call for engagement in worship and the necessity of embodiment to fulfill that obligation.

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  • Title The Embodiment of Bhakti
  • Author Karen Pechilis Prentiss; Karen Pechilis
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York, USA
  • Date 2000-01-06
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780195128130 / 0195128133
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.6 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 16.76 x 2.29 cm)
  • Reading level 1480
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Hindu
  • Library of Congress subjects Bhakti - History, Hindu literature - History and criticism
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-45874
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.54

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New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Hardcover. VG+ (previous owner's name is inside front cover, book is otherwise like new). White boards with black lettering and illustration, gray and white spine with white lettering; xi, 265 pp, "Bhakti, an influential religious perspective in India, has long been of interest to scholars; from the orientalists, who drew upon Sanskrit sources in their definition of bhakti as devotion to a personal deity, to modern scholars, who have explored bhakti poetry and the legends of its authors through sources in the regional languages of India. In this interpretive history of bhakti, both chronicle and comparison are used to identify and analyze bhakti as understood by various Tamil Siva-bhakti authors and authorities."--Publisher's description. Contents include: pt. I. Images of Bhakti. 1. Bhakti as Devotion. 2. Bhakti as a Movement -- pt. II. Bodies of Poetry. 3. Pilgrimage and Praise. 4. Defining a Community -- pt. III. Contours in Song, Sculpture, and Story. 5.… Read More
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