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Divinity and Diversity : A Hindu Revitalization Movement in Malaysia / Alexandra Kent.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789812307408
  • 9789812307460
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.5
LOC classification:
  • BL1226.17.M39
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Fieldwork -- INTRODUCTION. Modernity, Tolerance and Ambiguity -- 1. The Approach to Modernity in Malaysia -- 2. The Miracle Man and His Mission -- 3. The Sathya Sai Baba Organization in Malaysia -- 4. Showing Faith in the Nation -- 5. Healing Bodies of Thought -- 6. Embracing the Chinese -- 7. Power and Ambivalence -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: 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. 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 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.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Fieldwork -- INTRODUCTION. Modernity, Tolerance and Ambiguity -- 1. The Approach to Modernity in Malaysia -- 2. The Miracle Man and His Mission -- 3. The Sathya Sai Baba Organization in Malaysia -- 4. Showing Faith in the Nation -- 5. Healing Bodies of Thought -- 6. Embracing the Chinese -- 7. Power and Ambivalence -- Bibliography -- Index

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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. 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 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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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