History

Bhakti-Sufi Tradition

Question:

On an outline map of India, plot three major sufi shrines and three places associated with temples (one each of a form of Vishnu, Shiva and the goddess.)

Answer:

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Bhakti-Sufi Tradition

Q 1.

Choose any two of the religious teachers/thinkers/saints mentioned in this chapter, and find out more about their lives and teachings. Prepare a report about the area and the times in which they lived, their major ideas, how do we know about them, and why you think they are important?

Q 2.

Read any five of the sources included in this chapter and discuss the social and religious ideas that are expressed in them.

Q 3.

What were the similarities and differences between the be-shari‘a and ba-shari‘a sufi traditions?

Q 4.

Describe the major teachings of either Kabir or Guru Nanak and the way they have been transmitted. (or)
Explain the teachings of Guru Nanak. Did he want to establish a new religion?

Q 5.

Analyses, illustrations, why bhakti and sufi thinkers adopted a variety of languages in which to express their opinions.

Q 6.

Discuss the ways in which the Alvars, Nayanars and Virashaivas expressed critiques of the caste system.

Q 7.

Examine how and why rulers tried to establish connections with the traditions of the Nayanars and the sufis.

Q 8.

Explain with examples what historians mean by the integration of cults.

Q 9.

To what extent do you think the architecture of mosques in the subcontinent reflects a combination of universal ideals and local traditions?

Q 10.

Discuss the major beliefs and practices that characterised Sufism.

Q 11.

On an outline map of India, plot three major sufi shrines and three places associated with temples (one each of a form of Vishnu, Shiva and the goddess.)