The 'inexhaustibility' of Jalaram Bapa: narrative, presence and social service in the Hindu diaspora

Food miracles permeate the historical and contemporary Gujarati Hindu landscape, from the homeland to East Africa and throughout the wider diaspora. However, approaches to food miracles differ from one tradition to the next, and approaches to the divine or the saint can often have a direct impact up...

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Main Author: Wood, Martin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2018
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2018, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 34-55
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jalārāma Bāpā 1799-1881 / Food / Miracle / Hindus / Diaspora (Religion)
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
Further subjects:B Miracle
B Gujarat
B Hinduism
B Seva
B Jalaram Bapa
B Food
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