Reflections of Amma : Devotees in a Global Embrace /
"Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma) is the face of religion in the a new global age. Born in 1953 to a low-caste family in a southern Indian fishing village, she has catapulted to international prominence in recent decades through her travels, humanitarian programs, and the ever-increasing explosion o...
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Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2014.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Language
- Introduction. Situating Amma as Female Guru in the Context of North American Multiculturalism
- 1. A Darshan Embrace: Experiencing Authenticity and Feeling Witnessed
- 2. Devī Bhāva: Revelation and Performance of the Guru as Goddess
- 3. The Avatar- Guru and Ordinary Women: The Boundaries of Mimetic Behavioral Models
- 4. Culturally Situated Testimonies: Differing Interpretations of the Role of the Goddess
- 5. Congregational Dynamics: Growing Pains En Route from the Particular to the Universal
- Conclusion. Multiculturalism, Universalism, and Communal Identity: The Guru in the American Diaspora
- Appendix. Current Literature Engaging the Field of Contemporary Gurus
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index