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Winged Faith: Rethinking Globalization and Religious Pluralism through the Sathya Sai Movement
Tulasi Srinivas
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Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HRQM; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
The Sathya Sai global civil religious movement incorporates Hindu and Muslim practices, Buddhist, Christian, and Zoroastrian influences, and "New Age"-style rituals and beliefs. Shri Sathya Sai Baba, its charismatic and controversial leader, attracts several million adherents from various national, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. In a dynamic account of the Sathya Sai movement's explosive growth, Winged Faith argues for a rethinking of globalization and the politics of identity in a religiously plural world. This study considers a new kind of cosmopolitanism located in an alternate understanding of difference and contestation. It considers how acts of "sacred spectating" and illusion, "moral stakeholding" ... Read more
The Sathya Sai global civil religious movement incorporates Hindu and Muslim practices, Buddhist, Christian, and Zoroastrian influences, and "New Age"-style rituals and beliefs. Shri Sathya Sai Baba, its charismatic and controversial leader, attracts several million adherents from various national, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. In a dynamic account of the Sathya Sai movement's explosive growth, Winged Faith argues for a rethinking of globalization and the politics of identity in a religiously plural world. This study considers a new kind of cosmopolitanism located in an alternate understanding of difference and contestation. It considers how acts of "sacred spectating" and illusion, "moral stakeholding" ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
591g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231149334
SKU
V9780231149334
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About Tulasi Srinivas
Tulasi Srinivas is assistant professor of anthropology at Emerson College, specializing in South Asia, with a focus on issues of globalization, religion, and identity.
Reviews for Winged Faith: Rethinking Globalization and Religious Pluralism through the Sathya Sai Movement
A welcome addition to our catalog of religious movements and a timely reminder that circulation does not flow in only one direction-and never will again.
Jack David Eller Anthropology Review Database [An] informative and erudite book.
Alexandra Kent Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute a rich and challenging text.
Hanna H. Kim H-Asia Winged Faith is a ... Read more
Jack David Eller Anthropology Review Database [An] informative and erudite book.
Alexandra Kent Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute a rich and challenging text.
Hanna H. Kim H-Asia Winged Faith is a ... Read more