Unworthy Recipients and the Mercy of God

This article examines the ideology of gift in the Sant hagiographies (paracaī) of Anantadās (16th/17th century). It is assumed that understanding author’s implicit view of gift giving (dāna) is fundamental to unraveling the meaning of certain episodes of the paracaīs. These involve curious cases su...

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Main Author: Jarosław Zapart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2023-12-01
Series:Cracow Indological Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.akademicka.pl/cis/article/view/5592