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Karen Prentiss offers an interpretive history of bhakti, an influential religious perspective in Hinduism. She argues that although bhakti is mentioned in every contemporary sourcebook on Indian religions, it still lacks an agreed-upon definition. "Devotion" is found to be the most commonly used synonym. Prentiss seeks a new perspective on this elusive concept. Her analysis of Tamil (south Indian) materials leads her to suggest that bhakti be understood as a doctrineof embodiment. Bhakti, she says, urges people towards active engagement in the worship of God. She proposes that the term "devotion" be replaced by "participation," emphasizing bhakti's call for engagement in worship and the necessity of embodiment to fulfill that obligation. The book ends with twoappendices presenting translations of hymns and an important philosophical text.

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Karen Prentiss offers an interpretive history of bhakti an influential religious perspective in Hinduism. She argues that although bhakti is mentioned in every contemporary sourcebook on Indian religions it still lacks an agreed-upon definition. Devotion is found to be the most commonly used synonym. Prentiss seeks a new perspective on this elusive concept. Her analysis of Tamil (south Indian) materials leads her to suggest that bhakti be understood as a doctrine of embodiment. Bhakti she says urges people towards active engagement in the worship of God. She proposes that the term devotion be replaced by participation emphasizing bhakti's call for engagement in worship and the necessity of embodiment to fulfill that obligation. The book ends with two appendices presenting translations of hymns and an important philosophical text.

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  • ISBN The Embodiment of Bhakti 288 pages English

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Language versionEnglish
Release date (DD/MM/YYYY)27/01/2000
Number of pages288 pages
Written byKaren Pechilis Prentiss
PublisherOxford University Press
Suggested genderAny gender
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)9780195128130

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