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Divinity and Diversity - A Hindu Revitalization Movement in Malaysia (Paperback)
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Divinity and Diversity - A Hindu Revitalization Movement in Malaysia (Paperback)
Series: NIAS Monograph Series
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Loot Price R544
Discovery Miles 5 440
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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 (the focus
of this study) 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. Religion and religiosity
are potent cultural resources that undergo continuous reinvention
by particular actors within relationships of power. 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. This religious innovation has broad appeal among
non-Malays, but attempts to formalize and control it have evolved
within a middle-class subsection of the Malaysian Indian community.
This community makes subtle and ambiguous appeals for both
spiritual unity and religious pluralism in response to the
totalitarianism and intolerance of Malaysian modernity as it is
wielded by the Malay-dominated government.
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