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The guru in South Asia : new interdisciplinary perspectives /

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This book provides a set of fresh and compelling interdisciplinary approaches to the enduring phenomenon of the guru in South Asia. Moving across different gurus and kinds of gurus, and between past and present, the chapters call attention to the extraordinary scope and richness of the social lives...

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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Copeman, Jacob (Editor), Ikegame, Aya (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2012, ©2012.
Series:Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian studies series.
Subjects:
Gurus > South Asia.
Religion and sociology > South Asia.
Religion and politics > South Asia.
Religion > Religion > South Asia > Economic aspects.
Gourous > Asie méridionale.
Sociologie religieuse > Asie méridionale.
Religion et politique > Asie méridionale.
Religion > Asie méridionale > Religion > Aspect économique.
RELIGION > Counseling.
Gurus
Religion and politics
Religion and sociology
South Asia
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book provides a set of fresh and compelling interdisciplinary approaches to the enduring phenomenon of the guru in South Asia. Moving across different gurus and kinds of gurus, and between past and present, the chapters call attention to the extraordinary scope and richness of the social lives and roles of South Asian gurus. Prevailing scholarship has rightly considered the guru to be a source of religious and philosophical knowledge and mystical bodily practices. This book goes further and considers the social engagements and entanglements of these spiritual leaders, not just on their.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 258 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780203116258
0203116259
9781136298066
1136298061
1280874333
9781280874338
9786613715647
6613715646