The contemporary guru field

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ID4299851
AuthorsAmanda Lucia (0000-0002-3557-3576, University of California, Riverside, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume16
Issue2
Publication date2022-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligion Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/rec3.12427
OpenAlexW4210449544
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited39

The guru field-to implement sociologist Pierre Bourdieu's understanding of the concept of "field"-is a term signifying the symbolic sphere of influence, power, and sociality populated by "specialized agents", that is, in this case: charismatic Hindu religious leaders and their movements. Compounded with the term "contemporary," the title of this article suggests a distinctive religious field located in the near present, at once characterized by modernity, globalization, and technological developments, and also by the postcolonial and post-Independence context of modern India. This article aims to assess the contours of that historical trajectory, beginning with Swami Vivekananda's speeches at the World's Parliament of Religions and continuing through the present day. The author also proposes possible futures for emerging scholarly directions in assessing this influential and expanding scholarly field

Aesthetics · Charisma · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Globalization · Hinduism · Hubris · Modernity · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Swami · Theology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies

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