Religious authority in South Asia generating the guru /
Religious authority in South Asia generating the guru /
edited by Istvan Keul and Srilata Raman
- Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY Routledge 2023
- xi, 279 pages 24 cm
- Routledge studies in South Asian religion .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book focuses on genealogies of religious authority in South Asia, examining the figure of the guru in narrative texts, polemical tracts, hagiographies, histories, in contemporary devotional communities, New Age spiritual movements and global guru organizations. Experts in the field present reflections on historically specific contexts in which a guru comes into being, becomes part of a community, is venerated, challenged or repudiated, generates a new canon, remains unique with no clear succession or establishes a succession in which charisma is routinized. The guru emerges and is sustained and routinized from the nexus of guruship, narratives, performances and community. The contributors to the book examine this nexus at specific historical moments with all their elements of change and contingency. The book will be of interest to scholars in the field of South Asian studies, the study of religions and cultural studies"--
9781032725734
2022014086
Gurus--South Asia.
Authority--Religious aspects.
South Asia--Religion.
BL1055 / .R4758 2023
206/.10954
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book focuses on genealogies of religious authority in South Asia, examining the figure of the guru in narrative texts, polemical tracts, hagiographies, histories, in contemporary devotional communities, New Age spiritual movements and global guru organizations. Experts in the field present reflections on historically specific contexts in which a guru comes into being, becomes part of a community, is venerated, challenged or repudiated, generates a new canon, remains unique with no clear succession or establishes a succession in which charisma is routinized. The guru emerges and is sustained and routinized from the nexus of guruship, narratives, performances and community. The contributors to the book examine this nexus at specific historical moments with all their elements of change and contingency. The book will be of interest to scholars in the field of South Asian studies, the study of religions and cultural studies"--
9781032725734
2022014086
Gurus--South Asia.
Authority--Religious aspects.
South Asia--Religion.
BL1055 / .R4758 2023
206/.10954