Divinity and Diversity : : A Hindu Revitalization Movement in Malaysia / / Alexandra Kent.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Kent, Alexandra,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations --; Acknowledgements --; A Note on Fieldwork --; INTRODUCTION. Modernity, Tolerance and Ambiguity --; 1. The Approach to Modernity in Malaysia --; 2. The Miracle Man and His Mission --; 3. The Sathya Sai Baba Organization in Malaysia --; 4. Showing Faith in the Nation --; 5. Healing Bodies of Thought --; 6. Embracing the Chinese --; 7. Power and Ambivalence --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9789812307460; 9783110649772; 9783111024707; 9783110663006; 9783110606683
• DOI: 10.1355/9789812307460
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Alexandra Kent.

This book looks closely at the Malaysian following of the contemporary Indian godman, Sathya Sai Baba, a neo-Hindu guru famed for his miracle-working. The "911" attacks on the United States and subsequent "war on terrorism" have brought a discussion of transnational "religious" networks onto centre stage. While the Sai Baba movement has no militaristic ideology, it may - like any other such movement - ultimately call into question the sovereignty of the nation state. Today, then, issues of faith and devotion are more urgent than ever in the interfaces between diverse world-views, not only at local and national levels but, increasingly, at the global level as well.