THE BHAKTHI MOVEMENT
The early medieval period in India witnessed the beginning of two powerful religious movements- the Bhakthi Movement and the Sufi Movement.These movements had a profound effect on society and the way religion would be practised hereafter. What were the Bhakthi and Sufi movements and why were they so successful?
By the 7th century AD, people had started worshipping a variety of gods-each religion and each community had its favourite deity. The control the priests had over the practice of religion appears to have increased.
They seem to have encourages superstition in society. For example, people were told by the priests that they pulled the ratha or chariot of Lord Jagannath of Puri and were crushed by the wheels of massive chariot,they could avoid 14 rebirths on Earth
THE SUFI MOVEMENT
The rituals connected with worship also became more and more complicated. The ordinary people could no longer workship god directly. They had to ask a priest to do so for them. Many customs which were cruel to people of LOWER castes and women received the sanction of religion. Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism in India.
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