Fabulous Females and Peerless Pirs - Tony K. Stewart

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Title
Fabulous Females and Peerless Pirs - Tales of Mad Adventure in Old Bengal
Author
Tony K. Stewart
format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
UK Publication Date
20040129

A distinctive aspect of Hindu devotion is the veneration of a human guru, who is not only an exemplar and a teacher, but is often worshipped as an embodiment of the divine. In the past these gurus have almost always been men. Today, however, female gurus are a noticeable presence, especially in the United States. This collection of nine all new essays looks at the phenomenon of the female guru both in its original Indian context, where Hindu women leaders have beenunusual but not unknown, and as it has evolved on the American scene. Each chapter is devoted to a particular female guru, ranging from the fifth-century Tamil saint Karaikkal Ammaiyar to Gurumayi, who today presides over the worldwide movement of Siddha Yoga, headquartered in the Catskill resort townof South Fallsburg, New York. The biographies of these special women are both fascinating in their own right and shed important new light on issues of gender and religious authority.

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Tony Stewart is the expert on Satya Pir.... This book is a tantalizing gem.

Rachel Fell McDermott, Journal of the American Oriental Society

Type
BOOK
Country of Publication
New York (State)
Number of Pages
282

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