Longing and Union as Devotional Ontologies in the Works of Meera Bai, Raidas and Tagore
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| contents | <p>Introduction<br>Bhakti poetry, in its myriad forms, is animated by the paradoxical idea<br>that the divine is simultaneously near and distant, present and<br>transcendent. Meera Bai (1498–1546), known for her devotion to<br>Krishna, exemplifies in her songs the voice of longing that defines one<br>set of relationships with the divine in the Bhakti tradition. Her poems<br>carry a deeply personal relationship with God. The relationship is<br>characterised by surrender and unrelenting love. Sant Raidas (mid-15th<br>to late 16th century) extends this devotional consciousness by<br>emphasizing the metaphors of merging intimacy and egalitarian devotion<br>that transcend caste and social divisions. Centuries later, Rabindranath<br>Tagore (1861–1941) rearticulates the same philosophy of relationship<br>with the divine in a modern idiom of ‘Brahmo’ humanism and<br>universalism. Despite differences in historical context, linguistic<br>medium, and sensibility, the works of Meera Bai, Raidas, and Tagore<br>converge on a central ontological insight, i.e., longing is not absence<br>but the very medium that enables union with the Divine.<br>This study interprets their devotional poetics as ontologies of longing<br>and union by exploring how separation, interdependence, and unity<br>function as modes of divine realization. The comparative framework<br>draws upon Pye’s (1980) notion of ‘comparative hermeneutics’<br>toemphasize how religious interpretation operates through social and<br>cultural interaction. By bringing together Bhakti and Brahmo traditions,<br>the paper examines how devotional experience transforms into a<br>philosophy of being.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Longing and Union as Devotional Ontologies in the Works of Meera Bai, Raidas and Tagore Bhattacharjee, Swagata Philosophy and Music Comparative Philosophy Comparative Hermeneutics Bhakti Movement and Music Ethnomusicology Ethnomusicology <p>Introduction<br>Bhakti poetry, in its myriad forms, is animated by the paradoxical idea<br>that the divine is simultaneously near and distant, present and<br>transcendent. Meera Bai (1498–1546), known for her devotion to<br>Krishna, exemplifies in her songs the voice of longing that defines one<br>set of relationships with the divine in the Bhakti tradition. Her poems<br>carry a deeply personal relationship with God. The relationship is<br>characterised by surrender and unrelenting love. Sant Raidas (mid-15th<br>to late 16th century) extends this devotional consciousness by<br>emphasizing the metaphors of merging intimacy and egalitarian devotion<br>that transcend caste and social divisions. Centuries later, Rabindranath<br>Tagore (1861–1941) rearticulates the same philosophy of relationship<br>with the divine in a modern idiom of ‘Brahmo’ humanism and<br>universalism. Despite differences in historical context, linguistic<br>medium, and sensibility, the works of Meera Bai, Raidas, and Tagore<br>converge on a central ontological insight, i.e., longing is not absence<br>but the very medium that enables union with the Divine.<br>This study interprets their devotional poetics as ontologies of longing<br>and union by exploring how separation, interdependence, and unity<br>function as modes of divine realization. The comparative framework<br>draws upon Pye’s (1980) notion of ‘comparative hermeneutics’<br>toemphasize how religious interpretation operates through social and<br>cultural interaction. By bringing together Bhakti and Brahmo traditions,<br>the paper examines how devotional experience transforms into a<br>philosophy of being.</p> |
| title | Longing and Union as Devotional Ontologies in the Works of Meera Bai, Raidas and Tagore |
| topic | Philosophy and Music Comparative Philosophy Comparative Hermeneutics Bhakti Movement and Music Ethnomusicology Ethnomusicology |
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