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...
| Publié dans: | The journal of CESNUR |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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[2019]
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| Dans: |
The journal of CESNUR
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Dobeš, Jára
/ Tantrisme
/ Nouvelles religions
/ Tschechien
/ Persécution
/ Abus sexuel
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| RelBib Classification: | AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux BK Hindouisme KBK Europe de l'Est KBM Asie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | 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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| Résumé: | 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 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2019.3.4.1 |