The guru in South Asia : : new interdisciplinary perspectives / / edited by Jacob Copeman and Aya Ikegame.
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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| Superior document: | Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian studies series |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Abingdon, Oxon ;, New York : : Routledge,, 2012. |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian studies series.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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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 |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1280874333 9786613715647 113629807X 1136298061 0203116259 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Jacob Copeman and Aya Ikegame. |