Könyv Divinity and Diversity Alexandra Kent

Divinity and Diversity

A Hindu Revitalization Movement in Malaysia

Szerző: Alexandra Kent
Nyelv: Angol
Kötés: Puha kötésű
Kiadó: NIAS Press
Elérhetőség: Beszállítói készleten alacsony példányszámban
Küldés 13-18 napon belül
10 211 Ft
The '911' attacks on the United States and subsequent 'war on terrorism' have brought a discussion o...

Információk a könyvről

Szerző
Nyelv
Angol
Kötés
Könyv - Puha kötésű
Kiadva
2006
oldal
240
EAN
9788791114892
Enbook ID
05050641
Kiadó
Súly
295
Méretek
137 x 213 x 15

Teljes leírás

The '911' attacks on the United States and subsequent 'war on terrorism' have brought a discussion of transnational 'religious' networks onto centre stage. While the Sai Baba movement (the focus of this study) has no militaristic ideology, it may - like any other such movement - ultimately call into question the sovereignty of the nation state. Today, then, issues of faith and devotion are more urgent than ever in the interfaces between diverse world-views, not only at local and national levels but, increasingly, at the global level as well. Religion and religiosity are potent cultural resources that undergo continuous reinvention by particular actors within relationships of power. This book looks closely at the Malaysian following of the contemporary Indian godman Sathya Sai Baba, a neo-Hindu guru famed for his miracle working. This religious innovation has broad appeal among non-Malays, but attempts to formalize and control it have evolved within a middle-class subsection of the Malaysian Indian community. This community makes subtle and ambiguous appeals for both spiritual unity and religious pluralism in response to the totalitarianism and intolerance of Malaysian modernity as it is wielded by the Malay-dominated government.

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