Shared Devotion, Shared Food. Equality and the Bhakti-Caste Question in Western India.
New York. Oxford University Press. (Circa 2021). Stock ID #216647 "When Hindu devotional or bhakti traditions welcomed marginalized people - women, low castes, and Dalits - were they promoting social equality? In this book, Jon Keune deftly examines the root of this deceptively simple question. The modern formulation of the bhakti-caste question is what Dalit leader B. R. Ambedkar had in mind when he concluded that the saints promoted spiritual equality but did not transform society. While taking Ambedkar's judgment seriously, Jon Keune argues that, when viewed in the context of intellectual history and social practice, the bhakti-caste question is more complex." (Publisher's description). When referring to this item please quote stockid 216647.
Maps, xix + 312pp, notes, bibliography, index. Hardback in dustjacket, as new.
Price: $75.00 AU