Winged Faith : Rethinking Globalization and Religious Pluralism through the Sathya Sai Movement /

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Author / Creator:	Srinivas, Tulasi.
Imprint:	New York ; Chichester : Columbia University Press, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 430 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Sathya Sai Baba, -- 1926-2011 -- Cult. Sathya Sai Baba, -- 1926-2011. Globalization -- Religious aspects. Religious pluralism. Cults. Globalization -- Religious aspects. Religious pluralism. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11300300

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ISBN:	9780231520522 0231520522 9780231149327 0231149328 9780231149334 0231149336 1280599707 9781280599705 9786613629548 6613629545
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	The 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.
Other form:	Print version: Srinivas, Tulasi. Winged faith. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010 9780231149327
Standard no.:	10.7312/srin14932

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