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PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231149328

ISBN-139780231149327

eBay Product ID (ePID)80557270

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Number of Pages448 Pages

Publication NameWinged Faith : Rethinking Globalization and Religious Pluralism Through the Sathya Sai Movement

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGlobalization, General, Asia / India & South Asia, Anthropology / General

Publication Year2010

TypeTextbook

AuthorTulasi Srinivas

Subject AreaReligion, Political Science, Social Science, History

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight24.7 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2009-043266

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsWinged Faith is a readable and carefully documented account of an extraordinary modern religious figure, but its appeal is much wider. It is an important contribution to the literature on globalization and a valuable corrective to the pervasive view that globalization, especially cultural globalization, is simply westernization., It is a book that should be widely read by scholars and people coming from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives., A welcome addition to our catalog of religious movements and a timely reminder that circulation does not flow in only one direction -- and never will again., Srinivas' impressive study argues for new visions of pluralism that hinge upon an engaged cosmopolitanism...One hopes Srinivas' impressive work will be read by scholars from numerous fields, as its reach is incredibly broad., A welcome addition to our catalog of religious movements and a timely reminder that circulation does not flow in only one direction-and never will again., A welcome addition to our catalog of religious movements and a timely reminder that circulation does not flow in only one direction--and never will again.

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal294.5092

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Note on Translation List of Abbreviations Introduction: Toward Cultural Understanding 1. Becoming God: The Story of Sathya Sai Baba 2. Deus Loci: Economies of Faith, Sacred Travel, and the Building of a Moral Architecture 3. Illusion, Play, and Work in a Moral Community: Divine Darshan and the Practices of Transnational Devotion 4. Renegotiating the Body: Muscular Morality, Truancy, and the Satisfaction of Desire 5. Secrecy, Ambiguity, Truth, and Power: The Global Sai Organization and the Anti-Sai Network 6. Out of God's Hands: Reframing Material Worlds In Lieu of a Conclusion: Some Thoughts on Cultural Translation and Engaged Cosmopolitanism Appendix Notes References Index

SynopsisThe Sathya Sai global civil religious movement incorporates Hindu and Muslim practices, Buddhist, Christian, and Zoroastrian influences, and "New Age"-style rituals and beliefs. Shri Sathya Sai Baba, its charismatic and controversial leader, attracts several million adherents from various national, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. In a dynamic account of the Sathya Sai movement's explosive growth, Winged Faith argues for a rethinking of globalization and the politics of identity in a religiously plural world. This study considers a new kind of cosmopolitanism located in an alternate understanding of difference and contestation. It considers how acts of "sacred spectating" and illusion, "moral stakeholding" and the problems of community are debated and experienced. A thrilling study of a transcultural and transurban phenomenon that questions narratives of self and being, circuits of sacred mobility, and the politics of affect, Winged Faith suggests new methods for discussing religion in a globalizing world and introduces readers to an easily critiqued yet not fully understood community.

LC Classification NumberBP605.S14S75 2010