The Afterlife of Sai Baba (eBook)

Competing Visions of a Global Saint

Karline McLain (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
278 Seiten
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-80651-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Nearly a century after his death, the image of Sai Baba, the serene old man with the white beard from Shirdi village in Maharashtra, India, is instantly recognizable to most South Asians (and many Westerners) as a guru for all faithsHindus, Muslims, and others. During his lifetime Sai Baba accepted all followers who came to him, regardless of religious or caste background, and preached a path of spiritual enlightenment and mutual tolerance. These days, tens of thousands of Indians and foreigners make the pilgrimage to Shirdi each year, and Sai Baba temples have sprung up in unlikely places around the world, such as Munich, Seattle, and Austin.Tracing his rise from small village guru to global phenomenon, religious studies scholar Karline McLain uses a wide range of sources to investigate the different ways that Sai Baba has been understood in South Asia and beyond and the reasons behind his skyrocketing popularity among Hindus in particular. Shining a spotlight on an incredibly forceful devotional movement that avoids fundamental politics and emphasizes unity, service, and peace, The Afterlife of Sai Baba is an entertainingand enlighteninglook at one of South Asias most popular spiritual gurus.

Autor

lt;P>Karline McLain is chair and associate professor of religious studies at Bucknell University. She is the author of India’s Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.8.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Global South Asia
• Reihe/Serie: Global South Asia
• Verlagsort: Seattle
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
• ISBN-10: 0-295-80651-6 / 0295806516
• ISBN-13: 978-0-295-80651-8 / 9780295806518