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Named Person: | Anandamayi; Anandamayi, (ma ; |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Orianne Aymard |
ISBN: | 9780199368624 0199368627 9780199368617 0199368619 |
OCLC Number: | 1129588814 |
Description: | 1 v. (XI-348 p.) : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Chapter 1: Aspects of the Postmortem Cult of the Guru ; Chapter 2: The Cult of Relics in Hinduism ; Chapter 3: Death of the Guru ; Chapter 4: Presence of the Guru ; Chapter 5: Sustainability of the Postmortem Cult ; Conclusion ; Appendix ; Notes ; Glossary ; Bibliography ; Index |
Responsibility: | Orianne Aymard. |
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Orianne Aymards study of the cult of Sri Anandamayi Ma is among the best works to date on the fate of contemporary post-charismatic religious movements. Through interviews with Mas devotees, Aymard illustrates the fundamental Hindu belief in the presence of a saint after his or her death. She also describes the perils inherent in the institutionalization of the saints charisma by her surviving devotees. A tour de force! * Lisa Lassell Hallstrom, Author of Mother of Bliss: Anandmay Ma (1896-1982) * Read more...
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