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Bhakti Movement: Devotion in Hinduism by mich1984 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the development of the Bhakti movement in medieval India. It began as a rejection of the rigid Hindu caste system and inequality, advocating for devotion to a single god through love and meditation instead. The Bhakti movement grew prominent in South India around the 8th century through figures like the Alvars and their devotion to Krishna. It was an egalitarian movement that recruited from all castes and rejected Brahmanic Sanskrit, spreading passionate spirituality. The movement fou
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