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Caste and Devotion: A Casteless Framework for (Some) Forms of Hindu Devotionalism.

The caste system has caused widespread oppression within Hinduism. In this paper, I analyze the Bhagavad Gītā (c. 500 BCE–200 CE) and the Bhāgavata Purāṇa (c. 9th century CE), two highly influential Hindu sacred texts, to understand how they conceptualize the relationship between caste and devotion...

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Published in:Journal of Religious Ethics Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 623 - 645
Main Author: Gupta, Akshay
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2022
Subjects:
Bhagavadgita
Hindus
Caste
Hinduism
Oppression
Religiousness
Devotion
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