CH 8 DEVOTIONAL PATHS TO THE DIVINE

Filters. An autobiography of a saint. noun. (pejorative) An autobiography that flatters the subject.

Opposite of excessive in obsequious praise or flattery. blunt. genuine. no-nonsense. sincere.

Definition of hagiographic 1 : of, relating to, or being hagiography especially : excessively flattering a hagiographic biography. 2 : of or relating to the Hagiographa.

Examples of Hagiographies are Eusebius of Caesarea’s account of the martyrs of Palestine (4th century AD) and Pope Gregory I the Great’s Dialogues, a collection of stories about Saint Benedict and other 6th-century Latin monks.

Definition of hagiography1 : biography of saints or venerated persons. 2 : idealizing or idolizing biography an account that smacks of hagiography.

The Mughal emperor Jahangir looked upon the Sikh community as a potential threat and therefore he ordered the execution of Guru Aijan.

Guru Granth Sahib is the holy scripture of the Sikhs.

Guru Nanak appointed Guru Angad, one of his followers, as his successor.

 Baba Guru Nanak created a sacred place which was known as dharmsal. It is now known as Gurudwara.

They are houses of recitation and prayer, a practice that continues even today.