Charisma and Canon: Essays on the Religious History of the Indian SubcontinentVasudha Dalmia, Angelika Malinar, Martin Christof The essays in this volume offer vivid glimpses of the interdependence and interaction which formed a vital component of the various religious traditions of South Asia, of their particular selection from the same storehouse of key texts, and of their overlapping but also sharp demarcations from each other. This volume will interest students, researchers, and scholars in history, religious studies, anthropology, sociology, and area specialists on South Asia. |
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Introduction | 1 |
The Dynamics of Legitimization | 14 |
The Formation of Śrīvaiṣṇavism | 41 |
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5th Dalai Lama Acārya Acāryaji Ambedkar Ananda Yoga ascetic Athavale Athavale's authority avatāra Baba Bābā Naudh Singh BhāgP bhakti Bombay brahmin Buddha Buddhism canon centres century charisma claim commentary concept context cult cultural Dalai Lama Dalit dancer deity Delhi devotees dharma disciples divine doctrine established festival followers Gandhi Gelukpa Gināns groups guru hagiography Hindu Hinduism identity India initiation institutions interpretation Islamic Ismaili Jaipur Janam-sākhis Khoja Kṛṣṇa lineage literature Lord Madhva Mahatma modern movement Muslim patron political practice present priest Purāņas Rama Rama's story Rāmānuja Rāmāyaṇa reference religion religious ritual role sacred sadhus Sahajānanda Śaiva sampradaya Śankara Sanskrit Sathya Sathya Sai Baba scriptures sect Shugden Sikh Śiva social society soul spiritual Śrī Śrīvaiṣṇava status structure Swadhyaya Swami Tamil teacher teachings temple texts theological Tibetan tradition Tulku University Vaiṣṇava Vallabha Valmiki's vārtās Veda Vedic village Viṣṇu worship