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One Lifetime, Many Lives - The Experience of Modern Hindu Hagiography (Paperback)
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One Lifetime, Many Lives - The Experience of Modern Hindu Hagiography (Paperback)
Series: AAR The Religions Series, 6
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Hagiography, the saint's life, is one of the most popular genres of
religious literature in India. For this study, Robin Rinehart has
delved into the multiple written and oral accounts of the life of
Swami Rama Tirtha (1873-1906). While the earliest accounts of his
life portray him as a deeply spiritual man and compelling religious
leader, the most recent accounts make far more sweeping claims
about him as an avatar and as the primary force behind India's
achievement of independence from the British in 1947. Through
analysis of the rhetorical strategies of those who have written
about his life (his hagiographers), Rinehart shows that
descriptions of the experience of being in Swami Rama Tirtha's
presence are a central feature of these accounts. The differences
between the experiences of close disciples of the Swami and those
of followers of a later period help account for the radical changes
in the portrayal of the Swami in the hagiographical tradition.
Focusing on the role of the hagiographer as mediator between the
saint and the saint's followers, Rinehart highlights the role of
hagiographers in shaping these followers' communities.
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