The Hagiographer and the Avatar: The Life and Works of Narayan Kasturi
Examines the key role of a hagiographer within a charismatic religious movement.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Albany
SUNY, State University of New York Press
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | SUNY Series in Religious Studies
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Kasturi, N. 1897-1987
/ Hagiography
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Electronic books
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| Summary: | Examines the key role of a hagiographer within a charismatic religious movement. Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Narayan Kasturi's Hagiographical Enterprise -- 1 Narayan Kasturi's First Life: Investigating the Hagiographer's Roots -- Early Years and Education -- Secretary of the Ramakrishna Ashram and University Professor: His Service Activities -- Literary Achievements in Kannada: His Fame as a Humorist -- From Despair to Fulfillment, from Ramakrishna to Sathya Sai Baba -- 2 Narayan Kasturi's Magnum Opus: Sathyam Sivam Sundaram, Parts 1 & -- 2 -- The Hagiographer's Task -- Sathyam Sivam Sundaram, Part 1: An Overview -- A Critical Evaluation of Part 1 -- Sathyam Sivam Sundaram, Part 2: An Overview -- A Critical Evaluation of Part 2 -- 3 Narayan Kasturi's Magnum Opus: Sathyam Sivam Sundaram, Parts 3 & -- 4 -- Sathyam Sivam Sundaram, Part 3: An Overview -- A Critical Evaluation of Part 3 -- Sathyam Sivam Sundaram, Part 4: An Overview -- A Critical Evaluation of Part 4 -- Sathyam Sivam Sundaram's Subsequent Volumes by B. N. Narasimha Murthy -- 4 The Hagiographer's Multiple Roles within the Sathya Sai Baba Movement -- Kasturi as Editor and Translator into English of the Guru's Discourses -- Kasturi as Editor of Sanathana Sarathi and Translator into English of Sathya Sai Baba's Writings -- Kasturi as the Guru's Personal Secretary: The Chiseled Child's Intimacy with Him -- Kasturi as Public Speaker -- Kasturi's Other Books on the Guru and His Autobiography Loving God -- 5 A Conversation with Professor Kasturi -- The Interview: Friday, November 8, 1985 -- Observations on Some Key Issues -- On Shirdi Sai Baba's Place of Birth, Early Years, and Guru -- Shirdi Sai Baba and Kabīr -- On Sathya Sai Baba as the Reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba -- The Miracle of the Dattātreya Photo: Characteristics of Dattātreya that Agree with Sathya Sai Baba's Persona. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 499 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4384-8230-9 |
