Philosophical Contributions of Bhaktas and Gurus to Indian Culture

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Philosophical contributions of Bhaktas and Gurus to Indian culture, is the first philosophical interpretation of the medieval religious celebrities from sixth to first decade of 18 century. They revived Indian culture that was almost defeated by the Muslim invaders. Many works on medieval devotional literature are available, but none has given in-depth philosophical analysis of the undercurrent philosophical concepts, which are ensconced in religious language. Their interpretations are explanatory and literary that don't mirror the hidden meanings (ciphers) of the realized selves who expressed their illuminations either orally or in written forms. The author with his maturity of philosophical understanding successfully cleansed the shoddy concepts in modern philosophical idioms with clarity of expression. The work in hand is the fruit of the author's creative and original reflections. He dives deep into original sources of the scriptures and brings up pristine meanings prevalent in those days. Nonetheless, the author carried forward the pristine meanings and wraps them in modern philosophical terminology. This is the merit of the book, which will arrest attention of the readers who are interested in understanding Indian culture in clear philosophical terms. The book will cleanse dross of misunderstandings of the Indian culture, which has been distorted by the alien scholars and the exegetes. This is a philosophical attempt that churns out the religious concepts, which are locked up in sacred scriptures.

It resuscitates the illuminations of the Bhaktas and the Gurus. The ecstasies of the contributors are reinterpreted within the contemporary context. The paradigm of the interpretations is fashioned in the Indian cultural paradigm. It reconciles eternity and temporality, and restores historicity of human action and societal realities, which were lost in the medieval ages.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nirbhai Singh

Dr. Nirbhai Singh (b. 1935), specialized in philosophy of Sikhism, was Professor of Comparative Religion in the Department of Religious Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala, and retired from the same university in 1995 as Professor and Head of Philosophy Department. He was editor of the prestigious research journals: The Religious Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala and The Humanities and Social Sciences, IIAS, Shimla. He was member of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi. He was selected Fellow at Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla, to research on “Cretique of Sikh Voluntarism”. Recently he has been working on: Critique of Medieval Indian World-view” and: Mystery of Human Life.” He has to his credit five original research books on Sikh Philosophy, Bhakta Namadeva, Medieval Saints, et al. He participated and presented research papers in National and International Seminars and Conferences. He contributed scores of research articles journals and the daily newspapers.

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Title
Philosophical Contributions of Bhaktas and Gurus to Indian Culture
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Edition
1st ed.
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8121210324
Length
xii+336p.
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