Caveat: I'm consciously omitting books by professional historians that spend more time on the transactional human exchanges than the idea of Bhakti.
https://istore.chennaimath.org/product/spiritual-heritage-of-india/ The spiritual heritage of India by Swami Prabhavananda; I highly recommend this, as well as dipping as needed into the voluminous works of Swami Vivekananda. http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/sas/index.htm Shakti and Shâkta by Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroffe) https://mahaperiyavaa.blog/2012/09/03/deivathin_kural_full_pd/ Deivathin Kural in Tamil (the English translation isn't very good) Some other collections for you: https://istore.chennaimath.org/category/english-books/philosophy/bhakti/ https://istore.chennaimath.org/category/english-books/religion/hinduism/ On May 31, 2017 11:22 AM, "Thaths" <tha...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am looking for a book that explores the origins of, and gradual spread of > the Bhakti movement in India. Not interested in one specific strand of > Bhakti. More interested in understanding the economic, social and cultural > conditions that led to the rise of these movements across India. > > Have you come across such a book? > > Thaths >
