Redemptive Encounters: Three Modern Styles in the Hindu TraditionIn this comparative study of three modern religious movements, Lawrence A. Babb argues that thematic continuities exist between traditional Hinduism and its widely divergent modern expressions. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Successions | 15 |
Redemption in a Fluid World | 34 |
Identity and Recognition | 62 |
Dada Lekhraj and the Daughters of Brahmā | 93 |
History as Movie | 110 |
Otherworldly Feminism | 139 |
Sathya Sai Babas Miracles | 159 |
The Reenchantment of the World | 176 |
PART FOUR CONCLUSION | 205 |
Glossary | 227 |
References | 237 |
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