Practice Relations With The State (2.2.4) - BHAKTI-SUFI TRADITIONS CHANGES IN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND DEVOTIONAL TEXTS (C. EIGHTH TO EIGHTEENTH CENTURY)

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Question 1.
What does the term 'Bhakti' refer to?
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Think about devotion and emotional connection.
Question 2.
Who were the Nayanars?
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Consider the regional cultural context of Tamil Nadu.
3Question 3.
What is the main focus of the bhakti movement?
- Personal devotion
- Ritual sacrifices
- Political power
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Relate it to emotional connection with the divine.
4Question 4.
True or False: Sufis often engaged with political elite.
- True
- False
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Think about connections and patronage.
Question 5.
Design a comparative analysis between the roles of Nayanars and Sufi saints in shaping religious practices during the Chola period.
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Focus on their teachings and how they impacted societal norms.
Question 6.
Critique how the integration of local practices into dominant traditions affects the identity of those local practices.
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Investigate historical texts that document these changes.

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