This syncretism was especially evident in the Bhakti and Sufi movements. The Bhakti movement, emerging in the 7th Century, centred around personal devotion to God, moving away from ritualistic ...

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In fact, dance is haram in orthodox Muslim traditions while in mystical traditions of Sufism, and the bhakti movement, dance is a tool to experience the divine. In Europe, dance was linked to paganism ...

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One critical aspect of the Carnatic framework is the lyrics. Carnatic music being a child of the bhakti movement, there is an emphasis on bhakti poems that praise Hindu Gods.” That explains why ...

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