Essays about: "Sanskritization"

Found 1 essay containing the word Sanskritization.

  1. 1. Creating Kabīr : Understanding the use of Kabīr through the lens of Sanskritization

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Felix Rosén; [2021]
    Keywords : Kabīr; Nirguṇa; Saguṇa; Sanskritization; Bhakti; Sants; Dharmadas; Varṇa.;

    Abstract : The so called Bhakti movement spread, during the Late Medieval period, like wildfire across the South Asian subcontinent and acted like a catalyst for the development of nirguṇī-traditions. These newly emerging nirguṇī-traditions rallyd men and women alike, preaching for the abolation of the varṇa-system, for Muslim-Hindu unity, devotion to the one omipresent godhead, nirguṇa. READ MORE