The Guru Persona: Charisma, Authority and the Guruography

This article analyses the construction of the images of two contemporary Indian gurus - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (SSRS) and Jaggi Vasudev (JV) - and their charismatic authority through a close study of their biographies. The genre, labelled "guruography" by Stephen Jacobs (2016, 61), serves as...

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Main Author: Kapoor, Himani (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: equinox 2020
In: International journal for the study of new religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-56
Further subjects:B The Art of Living Foundation
B Charisma
B Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
B Guru
B Jaggi Vasudev
B guruography
B Samadhi
B Isha Foundation
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