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Explores the nature and function of bhakti or devotional involvement in religious practice in India in areas where it is seldom sought or where its existence has been doubted or even denied.

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Author:   Karel Werner
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   No.3
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780700702350

ISBN 10:   0700702350
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   17 January 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Bhakti and the ?g Veda—Does it Appear There or Not?, Jeanine Miller; Chapter 2 Love and Devotion in Buddhism, Karel Werner; Chapter 3 The Dynamics of Paritta Chanting in Southern Buddhism, Peter Harvey; Chapter 4 Psychological Analysis of Bhakti, T.R. Sharma; Chapter 5 The Pervasiveness of Bhakti in the Bh?gavata Pur??a, Freda Matchett; Chapter 6 The Place of Bhakti in Âa?kara’s Ved?nta, Jacqueline Gaynor Suthren Hirst; Chapter 7 The Role of Bhakti in the Da?an?m? Order, Wade H. Dazey; Chapter 8 The Subject, the Object, the Path and the Goal: Âaiva Devotion in a Monistic Setting, Gavin Flood; Chapter 9 Violence and the Goddess, David Smith; Chapter 10 Some Reflections on Hindu Bhakti Iconography, Christopher Aslet;

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