When a Goddess Dies
Worshipping Ma Anandamayi after Her Death
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- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
26 June 2014
Summary
Ma Anandamayi is generally regarded as the most important Hindu woman saint of the twentieth century. Venerated alternately as a guru and as an incarnation of God on earth, Ma had hundreds of thousands of devotees. Through the creation of a religious movement and a vast network of ashrams-unprecedented for a woman-Ma presented herself as an authority figure in a society where female gurus were not often recognized. Because of her widespreadinfluence, Ma is one of the rare Hindu saints whose …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199368624 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199368627 |
| Author: | Orianne Aymard |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 26 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 155mm x 25mm |
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“A fascinating account.”–Journal of Religion”Orianne Aymard s study of the cult of Sri Anandamayi Ma is among the best works to date on the fate of contemporary post-charismatic religious movements. Through interviews with Ma s devotees, Aymard illustrates the fundamental Hindu belief in the presence of a saint after his or her death. She also describes the perils inherent in the institutionalization of the saint s charisma by her surviving devotees. A tour de force!” –Lisa Lassell Hallstrom, authorof Mother of Bliss: Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982)
About The Author
Orianne Aymard
Orianne Aymard has been a Visiting Scholar at the South Asia Institute of Columbia University. She is currently a Research Associate at the Centre d’études et de recherche sur l’Inde, l’Asie du Sud et sa diaspora (CERIAS), in Montreal
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