The 911 attacks on the United States and subsequent war on terrorism have brought a discussion of transnational religious networks onto center stage. While the Sai Baba movement (the focus of this study) has no militaristic ideology, it may--like any other such movement--ultimately call into question the sovereignty of the nation state. Today, then, issues of faith and devotion are more urgent than ever in the interfaces between diverse world views, not only at local and national levels but, increasingly, at the global level as well. Religion and religiosity are potent cultural resources...
The 911 attacks on the United States and subsequent war on terrorism have brought a discussion of transnational religious networks onto center stag...
The 911 attacks on the United States and subsequent war on terrorism have brought a discussion of transnational religious networks onto center stage. While the Sai Baba movement (the focus of this study) has no militaristic ideology, it may--like any other such movement--ultimately call into question the sovereignty of the nation state. Today, then, issues of faith and devotion are more urgent than ever in the interfaces between diverse world views, not only at local and national levels but, increasingly, at the global level as well. Religion and religiosity are potent cultural resources...
The 911 attacks on the United States and subsequent war on terrorism have brought a discussion of transnational religious networks onto center stag...
Much attention has been given to the killing fields of Cambodia, far less to how the country can recover and heal itself after such an experience. Crucial to this process has been the formation of a new moral order in Cambodia and hence the revival of religion in the country. However, this process requires that the representatives of religion and of morality do have credibility and moral authority, something that may be called into question by their past and present involvement in hegemonic political and secular affairs.
The importance of this volume, therefore, is not only that it...
Much attention has been given to the killing fields of Cambodia, far less to how the country can recover and heal itself after such an experience. ...
Much attention has been given to the killing fields of Cambodia, far less to how the country can recover and heal itself after such an experience. Crucial to this process has been the formation of a new moral order in Cambodia and hence the revival of religion in the country. However, this process requires that the representatives of religion and of morality do have credibility and moral authority, something that may be called into question by their past and present involvement in hegemonic political and secular affairs.
The importance of this volume, therefore, is not only that it...
Much attention has been given to the killing fields of Cambodia, far less to how the country can recover and heal itself after such an experience. ...
