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245 00 a| Religious authority in South Asiah| [electronic resource] :b| generating the guru /c| edited by Istv©Łn Keul and Srilata Raman.;

260 a| London ;a| New York, NY :b| Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,c| 2022.;

300 a| 1 online resource;

490 0 a| Routledge South Asian religion series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "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"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

588 a| Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.;

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Other author	Keul, Istv©Łn.
Other author	Raman, Srilata.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
Description	1 online resource
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects	Gurus--South Asia. Authority--Religious aspects. South Asia--Religion.

Series	Routledge South Asian religion series
Abstract	"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Source of description	Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other form	Print version: Religious authority in South Asia London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 9781032259307
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2022014087
ISBN	9781003285700 (ebk)
ISBN	(hbk)
ISBN	(pbk)

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