Speaking Of Basava: Lingayat Religion And Culture In South Asia

ISBN-13: 9780367304010 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 263 str.

K. Ishwaran

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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: 1931-81

O autorze

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