TY  - BOOK
AU  - Michael, R. Blake
TI  - The origins of Virasaiva sects: A typological analysis of ritual and associational patterns in the Śūnyasaṃpādane
SN  - 8120806980 :
U1  - 294.55 
PY  - 1992///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
KW  - Lingayats -- History
KW  - Lingayats
N1  - I. INTRODUCTION: THE ViRASAIVA'S AND
THEIR CONTEXT
The Distinctness of Virasaivism
Virasaivism's Relatedness to Brahmanical
Orthodoxy
Attempts to Understand the Virasaivas as a
"Hindu" "Sect"
Attempts to Understand the Virasaivas as
"Protestants"
Prospectus for a Typological Analysis of
Virasaiva Associational Patterns
Notes
•
11. THE SOnYASAJ^PADANE: ITS CONTEXT,
COMPOSITION, AND CONTENT
The Context: Vijayanagara
The Composition: The Four Editions
The Content: Twenty Tales of the Saints
Patterns of Diversity in the Smyasatripadane
Notes
III. THE SOTERIOLOGY OF THE SONYASA^-
PADANE-. OBJECTIVIST v. SUBJECTIVIsf
The a^ldvarana Scheme
Dialectical Encounters in the Sunyasanipddane
The Three Views of Ritual Worship
Notes
IV. THE ECCLESIOLQGY OF THE SONYASAMPADANE:
UNIVERSALIST v. PARTICULARIST
Disputes over Membership in the Sarana Band
The Three Views on Society Membership
Notes
V. CONCLUSION
Competing Associatiopal Ideals in Ancient
Virasaivism
Denominational Factors in Contemporary
Virasaivism
Prospectus for Future Studies

ER  -