Bhakti in the north and the rise of Sikhism
- Nirguna saints
- Guru nanak sikhism
- Saguna rama krishna bhakti
- Varkari tradition of Pandharpur (Vitthal): Jnaneshwar, Namdev, Eknath, Tukaram; Wari pilgrimage; Ramdas and Shivaji
- Women bhakti saints
- Bhakti and social order: vernacular preaching, critique of caste and ritual, sant literature, dialogue with Sufism