In 1982, a Rāmsnehī sant named Vintiram wrote a Hindi prose biography of his lineage’s founder, Rāmcaraṇ of Shahpura (1720–98), quoting liberally from previous hagiographical verse. Although the late verse narratives showcase miracles, the earliest presents a believable story about a sant from a mercantile caste attracting initial followers among people of similar backgrounds, who spread their new sect through caste networks and make strategic political interventions. The paper examines the significance of Rāmcaraṇ as a sant in post-Mughal Rajasthan and Vintiram’s representation of him to his own contemporaries.

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精神英雄、奇迹故事和 Rāmsnehī 基础：构建拉贾斯坦圣徒的圣徒传记

1982 年，一位名叫 Vintiram 的 Ramsnehī sant 写了一本印地语散文传记，介绍了他的血统创始人 Shahpura 的 Rāmcaraṇ（1720-98 年），大量引用了之前的圣徒传记诗句。尽管后期的诗歌叙述展示了奇迹，但最早的诗歌叙述了一个可信的故事，讲述了一个来自商业种姓的圣徒在相似背景的人中吸引了最初的追随者，他们通过种姓网络传播了他们的新教派并进行了战略性的政治干预。这篇论文考察了 Rāmcaraṇ 作为后莫卧儿拉贾斯坦邦圣徒的重要性，以及 Vintiram 对他同时代人的表现。