K. Ishwaran, K. Ishwaran

Speaking Of Basava

Lingayat Religion And Culture In South Asia

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Produktbeschreibung

This is an evaluation of the religious culture of Lingayatism, a religion of more than eight million people about whom little is known outside India. The author records the achievements of Basava, an emissary prophet who waged a crusade against sociocultural inequalities and economic-political subordination of the masses in medieval South India.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780367304010
• ISBN-10: 0367304015
• Artikelnr.: 69891434

Autorenporträt

K. Ishwaran is a Professor of Sociology at York University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: The Context and the Theme
Sources
The Historical Context
The Story of Basava
Not an Off
shoot of Hinduism, but a New Religion
A Sarana Religion, Not a Bhakti Religion
The Teachings and Doctrines
An Appraisal
Some Vacanas of Sociological Significance
Population Growth in Karnataka: 1931
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