Appropriating Archetypes: Carl Jung, Hindu Statuary, and Spiritual Seeking in California

Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Southern California, this paper explores how non-Indians use and appropriate statues of Hindu deities. In particular, I focus on a particular group of spiritual seekers who see these statues, or murtis, not as manifestations of the divine - that is, not as Hindu go...

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Main Author: Thomases, Drew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press [2021]
In: Nova religio
Year: 2021, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 96-120
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B California (Süd) / Hinduism / Statue of a god / Cult / Spirituality / Archetype
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
AZ New religious movements
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Appropriation
B Hinduism
B Yoga
B Archetypes
B Carl Jung
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