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"As Julius Lipner has so eloquently stated in his chapter earlier in this ..r\. volume, Hinduism is stubbornly multiform, a tapestry of interwoven worldviews, practices, and beliefs characterized by a fundamental and irreducible orality, a movement from multiplicity and outward appearance toward identity and interiority, and a search within a constantly shifting world for ordering principles and centers of meaning around which to shape meaningful lives. I would now like to explore one current within this broad river of tradition - the devotional or bhakti path. The passionate love shared by devotee and God that is the driving force of this current yields a distinct perspective on life's meaning and offers a compelling example of a tradition marked by the fundamental relationality which, Joseph Runzo has argued in the previous chapter, lies at the ground of the religious life."
ISBN
9781851682003
Publication Date
12-2-1999
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
City
Oxford, UK
Disciplines
Hindu Studies | History of Religions of Eastern Origins | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion | Women's Studies
Recommended Citation
Martin, Nancy M. “Love and Longing in Devotional Hinduism.” In The Meaning of Life in the World Religions, edited by J. Runzo and N. M. Martin, 201-219. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 1999.
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Oneworld Publications
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Comments
In Joseph Runzo and Nancy M. Martin, The Meaning of Life in the World Religions.