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BL
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953388
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b707758
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| Main Entry
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Pechilis, Karen.
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| Title & Author
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The embodiment of bhakti /\ Karen Pechilis Prentiss.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1999.
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1 online resource (xi, 265 pages)
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| ISBN
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0195351908
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: 1280472057
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: 1423760336
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: 9780195351903
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: 9781280472053
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: 9781423760337
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0195128133
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9780195128130
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-257) and index.
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| Contents
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Note on Transliteration; Introduction; Part I: Images of Bhakti; ONE: Bhakti as Devotion; TWO: Bhakti as a Movement; Part II: Bodies of Poetry; THREE: Pilgrimage and Praise; FOUR: Defining a Community; Part III: Contours in Song, Sculpture, and Story; FIVE: Regional Voices through Song; SIX: Images of Tamil Bhaktas; Part IV: A Corpus of Hymns; SEVEN: Defining the Center of the Temple; EIGHT: The Tamil Śaiva Siddhānta; Concluding Remarks; Appendix A: Umāpati Civācāryār's Tevāra Arulmuraittirattu; Appendix B: Umāpati Civācāryār's Tiruvarutpayan; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D
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EF; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V
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| Abstract
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This work aims to offer an interpretive history of bhakti, an influential religious perspective in Hinduism. The author argues that although Bhakti is mentioned in every contemporary sourcebook on Indian religions, it still lacks an agreed-upon definition.
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Bakhti in literature.
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Bhakti-- History.
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Bhakti.
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Hindu literature-- History and criticism.
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Religious poetry, Tamil-- Translations into English.
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Bhakti.
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Hindu literature.
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RELIGION-- Hinduism-- General.
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Religious poetry, Tamil.
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| Dewey Classification
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294.5/4
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| LC Classification
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BL1214.32.B53P75 1999eb
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