TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kent,Alexandra
TI  - Divinity and Diversity: A Hindu Revitalization Movement in Malaysia 
SN  - 9789812307408
AV  - BL1226.17.M39 
U1  - 294.5 
PY  - 2007///]
CY  - Singapore : 
PB  - ISEAS Publishing, 
KW  - Hinduism
KW  - Malaysia
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - 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; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1355/9789812307460
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789812307460
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789812307460/original
ER  -