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| 008 | 151020s2016 wau bq s001 0 eng | ||
| 010 | _a 2015037636 | ||
| 020 | _a9780295995519 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ||
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_aMcLain, Karline, _eauthor. |
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_a Afterlife of Sai Baba : _bcompeting visions of a global saint / _cKarline McLain. |
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_aSeattle and London : _bUniversity of Washington Press, _c2016. |
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_axii, 262 pages ; _c24 cm |
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| 490 | 0 | _aGlobal South Asia | |
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and index. | ||
| 520 | _aNearly a century after his death, the image of Sai Baba, the serene old man with the white beard from Shirdi village in Maharashtra, India, is instantly recognizable to most South Asians (and many Westerners) as a guru for all faiths―Hindus, Muslims, and others. During his lifetime Sai Baba accepted all followers who came to him, regardless of religious or caste background, and preached a path of spiritual enlightenment and mutual tolerance. These days, tens of thousands of Indians and foreigners make the pilgrimage to Shirdi each year, and Sai Baba temples have sprung up in unlikely places around the world, such as Munich, Seattle, and Austin. Tracing his rise from small village guru to global phenomenon, religious studies scholar Karline McLain uses a wide range of sources to investigate the different ways that Sai Baba has been understood in South Asia and beyond and the reasons behind his skyrocketing popularity among Hindus in particular. Shining a spotlight on an incredibly forceful devotional movement that avoids fundamental politics and emphasizes unity, service, and peace, The Afterlife of Sai Baba is an entertaining―and enlightening―look at one of South Asia’s most popular spiritual gurus. | ||
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_aSri Sai Baba, _d1836-1918 _xCult. |
| 650 | _aShri Sai Baba, Cult | ||
| 650 | _aReligion: cooperative religion | ||
| 650 | _2History; India, Asia, South Asia | ||
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