Role of the Guru
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1. | Title | Title of document | Role of the Guru - AoL East and West |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Inga Bårdsen Tøllefsen; University of Tromsø.; Norway |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Milda Ališauskienė; Vytautas Magnus University; Lithuania |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | James R. Lewis; University of Tromsø; Norway |
3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Religious Studies |
4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Ravi Shankar; charismatic leaders; spiritual leaders; spiritual authority |
6. | Description | Abstract | Chapter Three analyzes the role and place of Ravi Shankar, the process of his charismatization, as well as the attitudes of members toward the leader and his legitimization from the perspective of the sociology of religion. The analysis reveals that individuals express special attitudes toward the leader of the group: that, on the one hand, modern individuals sought liberation from institutionalized religion but at the same time they were searching for spiritual authority. Interviews with members of the AoL reveal diverse concepts of the spiritual leader. Contrary to the traditionally accepted understanding of a spiritual leader as the head of authority, the narratives revealed an understanding of the spiritual leader as both an advisor and a service provider. |
7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Oct-2026 |
10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
11. | Type | Type | |
12. | Format | File format | |
13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/22335 |
14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.22335 |
15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; AoL East and West |
16. | Language | English=en | en |
18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
international, contemporary |
19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |