Satnampanth

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This article is about the religious sect founded by Guru Ghasidas. For another sect also sometimes called Satnami sect, see Sadh.

Satnampanth, also called Satnami Samaj or Satnami movement, is a religious sect founded by Ghasidas in the 1820s in present-day Chhattisgarh.

History

The sect was founded by Guru Ghasidas in the 1820s in present-day Chhattisgarh. According to M. A. Sherring, he may have been influenced by the teachings of Ravidas, a disciple of Ramananda. Others believe he was inspired by Kabir, through the Kabirpanthis in Chhattisgarh.[1]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Lamb 2002, p. 52.

Sources

  • Bauman, Chad M. (2008). Christian Identity and Dalit Religion in Hindu India, 1868-1947. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 9780802862761.
  • Dube, Saurabh (1993). Caste and Sect in Village Life: Satnamis of Chhattisgarh, 1900-1950. Indian Institute of Advanced Study. ISBN 9788185952109.
  • Dube, Saurabh (1998). Untouchable Pasts: Religion, Identity, and Power Among a Central Indian Community, 1780-1950. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780791436882.
  • Lamb, Ramdas (2002). Rapt in the Name: The Ramnamis, Ramnam, and Untouchable Religion in Central India. SUNY Press. ISBN 0791453855.
  • Singh, Yasna (2013). Satnami Self-Assertion and Dalit Activism: everyday life and caste in rural Chhattisgarh (central India) (PDF) (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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