Lorenzen,David N. (ed) creator text New Delhi Monohar 1995 1996 monographic 331 Introduction: The Historical Vicissitudes of Bhakti Religion: David N. Lorenzen PART I: COMMUNITY IDENTITY The Making of a Religious Paradox: Sikh Khalsa, Sahajdhari as Modes of Early Sikh Identity: Harjot Oberoi The Social Significance of Radhasoami: Mark Juergensmeyer Sanskritization, caste uplift, and Social Dissidence in the Sant Ravidas Panth: Joseph Schaller The Instability of the King: Magical Insanity and the Yogi's Power in the Politics of Jodhpur, 1803-1843: Daniel Gold The Kina Rami: Aughars and the Kings in the Age of Cultural Contact: Roxanne Poormon Gupta PART II: THEOLOGY The Theology of the Locative Case in Sacred Sikh Scrupture (Gurbani): Michael C. Shapiro The Nirgun/Sagun Distinction in Early Manuscript Anthologies of Hindu Devotion: John Stratton Hawley The Lives of Nirguni Saints: David N. Lorenzen Chokhamela: Piety and Protest: Eleanor Zelliot The Avatar Doctrine in the Kabir Panth: Uma Thukral The Vitality of the Nirgun Bhajan: Sampling the Contemporary Tradition: Edward O. Henry PART III: Political Action Interpreting Ramraj: Reflections on the Ramayana, Bhakti, and Hindu nationalism: Philip Lutgendorf The politics of Devotion to Rama: Peter Van Der Veer Social identities, Hindu Fundamentalism, and Politics in India: Susana B.C. Devalle Index Bhakti 291.4 LOR 81-7304-171-7