The contemporary guru field
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...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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Religion compass
Year: 2022, Volume: 16, Issue: 2 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Guru
/ Hinduism
/ Social environment
/ Globalization
/ New technology
/ New Age
/ History 1893-2022
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AF Geography of religion AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia TJ Modern history TK Recent history ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12427 |