Practice Difference And Conflict (2.1.2) - BHAKTI-SUFI TRADITIONS CHANGES IN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND DEVOTIONAL TEXTS (C. EIGHTH TO EIGHTEENTH CENTURY)

Practice: Difference and Conflict

Lesson 2.1.2BHAKTI-SUFI TRADITIONS CHANGES IN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND DEVOTIONAL TEXTS (C. EIGHTH TO EIGHTEENTH CENTURY)

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Question 1.
What are the two types of traditions in the context of religious practices in India?
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Think about how these traditions integrate larger religious practices with smaller, local practices.
Question 2.
Name one significant change in religious practices during the mid-first millennium CE.
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Consider how access to religious texts changed.
3Question 3.
What characterized the 'great' and 'little' traditions?
- Great traditions are archaic; little traditions are contemporary.
- Great traditions are dominant religious practices; little traditions represent localized beliefs.
- Both traditions are similar.
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Think about dominant vs. local practices.
4Question 4.
Vedic deities become marginal figures in which texts?
- True
- False
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Consider the transition in belief systems.
Question 5.
Discuss the socio-political factors that could have contributed to the conflict between Vedic and Puranic traditions.
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Think about different groups vying for religious legitimacy.
Question 6.
Evaluate the impact of Bhakti movements on the visibility and authority of Brahmacharya priests.
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Consider the implications of who could access spiritual practices.

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