Seva in Mata Amritanandamayi Mission: Social Service as a Public Face of Faith
Based on fieldwork with Mata Amritanandamayi Mission (MAM) headed by Mata Amritanandamayi and headquartered in Kollam, Kerala, India, I discuss its aspects of seva or social service. I propose that seva in MAM is done by followers and disciples volitionally and then it becomes a doctrine in Amma...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Equinox
[2016]
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Implicit religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 401-423 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mata Amritanandamayi Mission
/ Social services
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Further subjects: | B
Guru
B Political systems B Social Services B Faith B Mata Amritanandamayi Mission B Seva B Social Systems B Will B Proposition (Logic) B Hugging Saint |
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