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Faith Movements and Social Transformation: Guru Charisma in Contemporary India

Samta P. Pandya

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Description:This book examines the role of Hindu-inspired Faith Movements (HIFMs) as actors in social transformation. HIFMs have emerged as important actors in modern civil society. In the contemporary Indian neo-liberal and postmodern scenario, HIFMs realize themselves by making public assertions through service or seva. The four pillars of HIFMs' contemporary presence are: gurus, sociality, hegemony, and social transformation. Gurus, who spearhead these movements, create a matrix of possible meanings in their public discourses. This allows their followers to pick up the required ingredients that aid transformation. Sociality, the tangible part of which is social service, is essentially seen as one core strategy of proliferation across HIFMs. Social service of the HIFMs spans and accommodates several domains. Service is further qualified by memories of the guru or his/her expansive agency. Remembrance of the guru is a catalyst for social action and demonstrates a preference for principles such as human rights, peace, and justice, which the gurus are believed to embody. Hegemony is reflected in the fact that HIFMs' social service ominously foreshadows the Hindutva doctrine. HIFMs essentially propose a model of Hindu-inspired social transformation, which proposes a redeeming intervention of faith building into and transforming of the civil society. [Subject: Religious Studies, India Studies, Sociology]We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Faith Movements and Social Transformation: Guru Charisma in Contemporary India. To get started finding Faith Movements and Social Transformation: Guru Charisma in Contemporary India, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 306

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Rawat Publications

Release: 2017

ISBN: 8131609065

Description: This book examines the role of Hindu-inspired Faith Movements (HIFMs) as actors in social transformation. HIFMs have emerged as important actors in modern civil society. In the contemporary Indian neo-liberal and postmodern scenario, HIFMs realize themselves by making public assertions through service or seva. The four pillars of HIFMs' contemporary presence are: gurus, sociality, hegemony, and social transformation. Gurus, who spearhead these movements, create a matrix of possible meanings in their public discourses. This allows their followers to pick up the required ingredients that aid transformation. Sociality, the tangible part of which is social service, is essentially seen as one core strategy of proliferation across HIFMs. Social service of the HIFMs spans and accommodates several domains. Service is further qualified by memories of the guru or his/her expansive agency. Remembrance of the guru is a catalyst for social action and demonstrates a preference for principles such as human rights, peace, and justice, which the gurus are believed to embody. Hegemony is reflected in the fact that HIFMs' social service ominously foreshadows the Hindutva doctrine. HIFMs essentially propose a model of Hindu-inspired social transformation, which proposes a redeeming intervention of faith building into and transforming of the civil society. [Subject: Religious Studies, India Studies, Sociology]We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Faith Movements and Social Transformation: Guru Charisma in Contemporary India. To get started finding Faith Movements and Social Transformation: Guru Charisma in Contemporary India, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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