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
• Anno di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: English
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

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