Sex, Magic, and the Police: The Saga of Guru Jára
The Guru Jára Path is a Czech new religious movement, founded in 1995 by Jaroslav (Jára) Dobeš and teaching an esoteric system mostly based on Shivaite Tantrism. Although teachings on sexuality are but a part of the Path’s doctrine, rituals involving sexual practices led...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The journal of CESNUR |
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2019]
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| In: |
The journal of CESNUR
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| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Dobeš, Jára
/ Tantrismus
/ Neue Religion
/ Tschechien
/ Verfolgung
/ Sexueller Missbrauch
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| RelBib Classification: | AZ Neue Religionen BK Hinduismus, Jainismus, Sikhismus KBK Osteuropa KBM Asien |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Barbora Plášková
B Anti-Cult Movements in the Czech Republic B Jaroslav Dobeš B Guru Jára Path B New Religious Movements in the Czech Republic B Sex Magic B Guru Jára B Neo-Tantrism |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The Guru Jára Path is a Czech new religious movement, founded in 1995 by Jaroslav (Jára) Dobeš and teaching an esoteric system mostly based on Shivaite Tantrism. Although teachings on sexuality are but a part of the Path’s doctrine, rituals involving sexual practices led to slander by anti-cultists and police action. The movement’s two leaders, Jára and Barbora Plášková, were sentenced to jail penalties (although a recourse to the Czech Constitutional Court is pending), and are currently detained in the Philippines, awaiting a final decision on their requests for asylum. What the Czech media describe as a legitimate police action against sexual abuse is denounced by the Path as systematic religious persecution. |
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| ISSN: | 2532-2990 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2019.3.4.1 |