Divine Light and Melodies Lead the Way: The Santmat Tradition of Bihar
Religions March 28, 2019 Veena R. Howard
This paper focuses on the branch of Santmat (thus far, unstudied by scholars of Indian religions), prevalent in the rural areas of Bihar, India. Santmat—literally meaning “the Path of Sants„ or “Point of View of the Sants„—of Bihar represents a unique synthesis of the elements of the Vedic traditions, rural Hindu practices, and esoteric experiences, as recorded in the poetry of the medieval...