Bhakti literature
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Bhakti literature is a body of devotional poetry and prose from the Indian subcontinent that emphasizes personal, emotional devotion to a deity, often challenging ritualism and social hierarchies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian literature
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
common people
ⓘ
marginalized communities ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
foster spiritual intimacy with God
ⓘ
make religious ideas accessible ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Hinduism
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Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaktism NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challenges |
Brahmanical orthodoxy
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caste distinctions ⓘ ritualism ⓘ social hierarchies ⓘ |
| composedIn | vernacular languages of India ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Sanskrit ritual texts ⓘ |
| emergedIn | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
direct access to the divine
ⓘ
inner experience of God ⓘ personal relationship with the divine ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
devotion to a personal deity
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emotional devotion ⓘ love of God ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
abhang
ⓘ
kirtan ⓘ pada ⓘ padam ⓘ varnam ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian devotional performance
ⓘ
Indian music ⓘ regional literary traditions in India ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Dravidian languages
NERFINISHED
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Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| modeOfTransmission |
manuscript tradition
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oral tradition ⓘ |
| oftenFeatures |
critique of social inequality
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first-person voice of the devotee ⓘ intense longing for God ⓘ metaphors of human love ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early modern India
ⓘ
medieval India ⓘ |
| usesForm |
hymn
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poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ song ⓘ |
| values |
devotion over ritual correctness
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emotional sincerity ⓘ grace of the deity ⓘ |
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