HIST 11051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Guru Nanak, Nicolaus Copernicus, Bhakti Movement
28 Apr 2019
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India: bridging the hindu/muslim divide several movements brought hindus and muslims together in new forms of religious expression: bhakti movement. Effort to achieve union with the divine through songs, prayers, dances, poetry, and rituals. Much common ground with sufism, helped to blur the line between islam and. Growth of sikhism, a religion that blended islam and hinduism founder guru nanak (1469 1539) had been part of the bhakti movement; came to believe that islam and hinduism were one. Gradually developed as a new religion of the punjab. The birth of modern science: the scientific revolution was an intellectual and cultural transformation that occurred between the mid-sixteenth century and the early eighteenth century. Was based on careful observations, controlled experiments, and formulation of general laws to explain the world. Creators of the movement saw themselves as making a radical departure. Burning of giordano bruno in 1600 for proclaiming an infinite universe.
