Strand example sentences

This was an age when Islam, Brahmanical Hinduism, Sufism, various strands of bhakti, and the Nathpanths, Siddhas and Yogis influenced one another.What did these terms really mean in the context of the time? What separated these strands of politics and what linked them together? We must remember that these terms do not mean the same thing in all contexts or at all times.In single strand network, each person communicates to the other in sequence.Ramanuja's doctrine greatly inspired the new strand of bhakti which developed in north India subsequently.We need to look at these variations and strands to understand the diverse ways in which peasants and farmers confronted the modern world.