Divine Appetites
Food Miracles, Authority and Religious Identities in the Gujarati Hindu Diaspora
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12542005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Wood (0000-0002-8979-9626, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 337-353 |
| Publication date | 2008-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-7903 • E-ISSN: 1469-9419 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13537900802373304 |
| OpenAlex | W2075660975 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 15 |
Research of the Gujarati Hindu communities of the United Kingdom and New Zealand has uncovered an extraordinary diversity of belief concerning the miraculous consumption of devotional food offerings by murtis. Devotees of certain traditions have experienced these events first-hand, but many Hindus believe the process is more subtle. Others suggest that such claims are attempts to gain spiritual authority among Hindus in the diaspora, some dismiss them as simply fraudulent. This article examines the appetite of the divine and how it is understood and contested by various Gujarati Hindu traditions in the United Kingdom and in New Zealand. It will assess the significance of food miracles and how they strengthen ideas of religious identity and spiritual validity as well as their role creating a palpable tension between traditions as to who authoritatively represents Hinduism in the diaspora
Aesthetics · Art · Diaspora · Faith · Gujarati · Hinduism · Identity (music · Literature · Religious identity · Social science · Sociology · Theology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Historical and Architectural Studies · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Religious Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |