Major · Philosophy · Semester 5 · TY BA · 2 credits · 50 marks · 30 hours
Module 1: Introduction to Philosophy of Varkari
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a
Origin and evolution of the Varkari Sampradaya
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b
Feminine voice in Varkari tradition: Inclusivity through devotional poetry.
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c
Relevance of Varkari Ethics in Modern World.
Module 2: Philosophy of Varkari Woman Saints
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a
Muktabai : Tatiche Abhang
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b
Janabai : Guru Bhakti (Abhang 114,120,121,129,134,148-150,179,189-193)
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Kanhopatra:Life story
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c
Bahinabai: Vajra Suchi
Reference Books
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1
Bahirat B P. Varkari Sampraday Uday Ani Vikas (1972) (Venus Prakashan)
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2
Bhandarkar R G (2014), Vaisnavism, Saivismand Minor Religious Systems, Routledge
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5
Tukaramache Charitra (Life of Tukaram in Marathi) by Mr. L.R. Pangarkar, Pune1920
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3
Dandekar S. V. Varkar; Varkari Panthacha Eithihasa (29 th June 1966).
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4
Feldhaus, Anne (1 December 1982). "Bahiṇā Bāī: Wife and Saint". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 50 (4), Oxford University Press: 591-604. Doi:
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10
1093/jaarel/1.4.591.JSTOR 1462944.
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5
Gosavi R. R ; Pancha Bhakti Sampradaya (1440) Moghe Prakashan
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Mokashi. P. R. Maharashtratila Pancha Sampradaya (1892) Prasada Prakashan.
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Ranade, R. D. Mysticism in Maharashtra (Indian Mysticism) (1993) (Motilal Banarsidass)
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Bhavalkar Tara quoted in Rosen, Steven ‘Vaiṣṇavī: women and the worship of Krishna’ Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, (1996)
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Feldhaus Anne, ‘Images of women in Maharastrian literature and religion’, State University of New York press, 1996)
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Gole Ravindra, ‘Abhang Setu’, Maharashtra Rajya sahitya ani Sanskruti Mandal, Mumbai
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https://dianoesis-journal.com/issue-17-the-image-of-woman-in-philosophy/
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12
Steven Katz. Mysticism and Religious Tradition (Oxford University Press, 1983).
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13
Eleanor Zelliot The Medieval Bhakti Movement in History, An Essay on the Literature in English, https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004378513_010
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Eleanor Zelliot, Saints, Reformers, and Peasants: Reflections on the Bhakti Movement
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Susie J. Tharu and Ke Lalita, Women Writing in India: 600 B.C. to the early twentieth century, State University of New York Press, 1991, ISBN:9781558610279
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https://www.indica.today/research/conference/women-saints-of-maharashtra-and- their-impact-on-society-and-hindu-thought-then-now/
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https://www.santsahitya.in/abhang-gatha/janabai-abhang-101-200/
