Question

Which were the two new religious Movement in the media Evil period write about two Bhakti sects

Answer 1

The two new religious movement of medieval period were Bhakti movement and Sufi movement.

Bhakti movement:

The bhakti movement was based on the doctrine that the relationship between God and man is through love and woreship rather than through performing any ritual or religious ceremonies. It was in South India for the first time that bhakti movement grew from a mere religious doctrine to a broad based popular movement based on social and religious equality.

It was led by popular saint poets called ' Alvars' and 'Nayanars'. Alvars represented emotional side of vaishnavism through collective songs called Prabandhas. Nayanars represented emotional side of saivism.

Sufi movement:

Sufisim is the mystical movement in Islam. The sufis while accepting the Shariat did not confine their religious practice to formal adherence and stressed cultivation of religious experience aimed at direct perception of God.