Bhakti Religion in North India: Community Identity and Political Action (SUNY Series in Religious Studies)

A Note on Transliteration Preface 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 inthe Sant Ravidas Panth Joseph Schaller The Instability of the King: Magical Insanity and the Yogis' Power in the Politics of Jodhpur, 1803-1843 Daniel Gold The Kina Rami: Aughar and Kings in the Age of Cultural Contact Roxanne Poormon Gupta Part II: Theology The Theology of the Locative Case in Sacred Sikh Scripture (Gurabani) 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 List of Contributors Index