{"product_id":"religious-authority-in-south-asia-istv-n-keul-9781032259307","title":"Religious Authority in South Asia: Generating the Guru","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on genealogies of religious authority in South Asia, examining the figure of the guru in narrative texts, polemical tracts, hagiographies, histories, in contemporary devotional communities, New Age spiritual movements and global guru organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperts in the field present reflections on historically specific contexts in which a guru comes into being, becomes part of a community, is venerated, challenged or repudiated, generates a new canon, remains unique with no clear succession or establishes a succession in which charisma is routinized. The guru emerges and is sustained and routinized from the nexus of guruship, narratives, performances and community. The contributors to the book examine this nexus at specific historical moments with all their elements of change and contingency. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book will be of interest to scholars in the field of South Asian studies, the study of religions and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Istv疣 Keul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032259302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032259307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Istv疣 Keul","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070926942463,"sku":"9781032259307","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7869834f-b91d-4968-a2ec-9f76daa9a901.jpg?v=1685433142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religious-authority-in-south-asia-istv-n-keul-9781032259307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}