An Introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism

ISBN-13: 9781108421140 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 290 str.

Indiana) Mr. Raymond Brady Williams (Wabash College

Opis

Includes up-to-date information about growth, geographic expansion, leadership transitions, and impact of Swaminarayan institutions in India and abroad.

Spis treści

1. The beginnings of Swaminarayan Hinduism; 2. Growth, administration, and schism; 3. The structure of Swaminarayan theology; 4. The sacred world; 5. Dharma: the disciplined life; 6. The sacred thread: transmission of tradition; 7. Transnational growth of Swaminarayan Hinduism.