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This book presents the multi-faceted Hindu deity Dattatreya from
his Puranic emergence up to modern times. Dattatreya's Brahmanical
portrayal, as well as his even more archaic characterization as a
Tantric antinomian figure, combines both Vaisnava and Saiva motifs.
Over the course of time, Dattatreya has come to embody the roles of
the immortal guru, yogin and avatara in a paradigmatic manner. From
the sixteenth century Dattatreya's glorious characterization
emerged as the incarnation of the trimurti of Brahma, Visnu, and
Siva. Although Maharastra is the heartland of Dattatreya devotion,
his presence is attested to throughout India and extends beyond the
boundaries of Hinduism, being met with in Sufi circles and even in
Buddhism and Jainism via Nathism.
The scarce attention which most Western scholars of Indian
religions have paid to this deity contrasts with its ubiquitousness
and social permeability. Devotion to Dattatreya cuts through all
social and religious strata of Indian society: among his adepts we
find yogis, Brahmans, faqirs, Devi worshippers, untouchables,
thieves, and prostitutes. This book explores all primary religious
dimensions: myth, doctrine, ritual, philosophy, mysticism, and
iconography. The comprehensive result offers a rich fresco of Hindu
religion as well as an understanding of Marathi integrative
spirituality: precisely this complexity of themes constitutes
Dattatreya's uniqueness.
The ascetic, devotional sect known as the Mahanubhavs - 'Those of
the Great Experience' - arose in 13th century Maharashtra. The
Mahanubhavs initially experienced a fairly rapid expansion,
particularly across the northern and eastern regions of
Maharashtra; however, by the end of the 14th century their movement
went underground as they sought a defensive isolation from the
larger Hindu context. This volume offers an overview of the origins
and main religious and doctrinal characteristics of the
Mahanubhavs, with a particular focus on the aspects that reveal
their difference and nonconformity.
A study of the multi-faceted Hindu deity Dattatreya from his
Puranic emergence as an immortal Guru, Yogin, and Avatara, up to
his celebration as the trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva in
modern times. The scarce attention which most Western scholars of
Indian religions have paid to this deity con
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