The guru in South Asia new interdisciplinary perspectives
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Taylor & Francis
2012
2012. |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian studies series.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009655006506719 |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781280874338 9786613715647 9781136298073 9781136298066 9780203116258 |
