R. Blake Michael is a scholar of South Asian religion, and this Motilal Banarsidass book is his scholarly typological analysis of the origins of Virasaiva, or Lingayat, sects, covering the doctrine of Basava and the shatsthala system of six stages. Its strength is that it is a focused academic study applying a clear typological method to the movement's ritual and associational patterns as recorded in the Sunyasampadane. Its limit is that it is a scholarly analysis of sectarian origins and typology specifically, not a source for the devotional content of Vachana Sahitya poetry itself, so a claim resting on that devotional literature needs a source engaging the poetry directly.
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A scholarly typological analysis of the origins of Virasaiva (Lingayat) sects; a focused academic study, not a source for the devotional content of the Vachana Sahitya poetry itself. NotesR. Blake Michael's scholarly typological analysis of the origins of Virasaiva (Lingayat) sects, covering the doctrine of Basava and the shatsthala system. Use for established scholarly facts about Lingayatism's sectarian origins and ritual patterns; a focused typological academic study, not a source for the devotional content of the Vachana Sahitya poetry itself.
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AuthorR. Blake Michael
PublisherMotilal Banarsidass
1992, per the publisher's own catalogue (ISBN 978-81-208-0776-1) and independent bookseller records. Publication Year1992
Source TypeScholarly work
Claims Backed By This Source (36 claims)
This source backs 36 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 2 connected, 3 rejected Here, 1 held Differently. Plus 9 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Articles, 14 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 connected, 5 general references.
- Denominations, 9 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 holds, 3 rejected Here, 1 held Differently, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Historical Figures, 3 claims: 2 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
- Scriptures & Texts, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Doctrines, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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