| 书目名称 | Faith Movements and Social Transformation | | 副标题 | Guru Charisma in Con | | 编辑 | Samta P. Pandya | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Covers a very topical area of faith movements and social transformation in India.Discusses how followers of Hindu religious leaders derive ideologies of personal and social transformation from the avo | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | This book examines the role of Hindu-inspired faith movements (HIFMs) in contemporary India as actors in social transformation. It further situates these movements in the context of the global political economy where such movements cross national boundaries to locate believers among the Hindu diaspora and others. .In contemporary neoliberal India, HIFMs have become important actors, and they realize themselves by making public assertions through service. The four pillars of the contemporary presence of such movements are: gurus, sociality, hegemony and social transformation. .Gurus., who spearhead these movements, create a matrix of possible meanings in their public discourses which their followers pick up to create messages of personal and social change. .Sociality. is a core strategy of proliferation across such movements and implies social service, which is qualified by memories of the guru and what they are believed to embody. .Hegemony.is reflected in the fact that social service in such movements often ominously imbibes right-wing or far-right Hinduism. They propose a model of Hindu-inspired .social transformation., involving faith building into and transforming the civil soc | | 出版日期 | Book 2019 | | 关键词 | faith-based movements; Hindu Sabha; Vishwa Hindu Parishad; social service in nation building; reformist | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2823-7 | | isbn_ebook | 978-981-13-2823-7 | | copyright | The Author(s) 2019 |
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