Using numerous interviews and extensive research, this book explores the devotional movement of the enduring religious figure, Anandamayi Ma, venerated both as a guru and an incarnation of the Divine on Earth. Orianne Aymard asks what happens to a charismatic movement after the death (mahasamadhi) of the guru.
Using numerous interviews and extensive research, this book explores the devotional movement of the enduring religious figure, Anandamayi Ma, venerated both as a guru and an incarnation of the Divine on Earth. Orianne Aymard asks what happens to a charismatic movement after the death (mahasamadhi) of the guru.
Orianne Aymard has been a Visiting Scholar at the South Asia Institute of Columbia University. She is currently a Research Associate at the Centre détudes et de recherche sur lInde, lAsie du Sud et sa diaspora (CERIAS), in Montreal
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Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Aspects of the Postmortem Cult of the Guru Chapter 2: The Cult of Relics in Hinduism Chapter 3: Death of the Guru Chapter 4: Presence of the Guru Chapter 5: Sustainability of the Postmortem Cult Conclusion Appendix Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Aspects of the Postmortem Cult of the Guru Chapter 2: The Cult of Relics in Hinduism Chapter 3: Death of the Guru Chapter 4: Presence of the Guru Chapter 5: Sustainability of the Postmortem Cult Conclusion Appendix Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
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