| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 280 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface / Arvind Sharma -- Introduction : Defining Spiritual Master / Victoria Kennick -- Jewish Spiritual Masters / Harold Kasimow -- Christian Spiritual Masters / James A. Wiseman -- Muslim Spiritual Masters / Osman Bakar -- Hindu Spiritual Masters / Arvind Sharma -- Sikh Spiritual Masters / Mary Pat Fisher -- Buddhist Spiritual Masters / Victoria Kennick -- Confucian Spiritual Masters / Simon Man Ho Wong -- Daoist Spiritual Masters / Eva Wong -- Concluding Remarks / Arvind Sharma |
| Summary |
This volume discusses the notion of a spiritual master and looks at examples in a variety of world religions. What is a spiritual master? This book offers an important contribution to religious studies by addressing that question in the context of such themes as charismatic authority, role models, symbolism, and categories of religious perception. The book contains essays by scholar-practitioners on the topic of spiritual masters in Judaic, Christian, Islamic, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist traditions. It provides a full spectrum of exemplars, including founders, spiritual masters that highlight cultural themes, and problematic figures of modern times. To define spiritual master, the works of Max Weber, Mircea Eliade, Daniel Gold, and Bruce Lincoln are referenced to provide a balanced notion that includes both religionist and reductionist perspectives. This book takes readers from the past spiritual masters to the future of masters of any sort, posing food for thought about the future of master-disciple relationships in an emerging age of egalitarian sentiments |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Religious leaders.
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Religions.
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Leadership -- Religious aspects.
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religions (belief systems, cultures)
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RELIGION -- Counseling.
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Leadership -- Religious aspects
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Religions
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Religious leaders
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kennick, Victoria
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Sharma, Arvind
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| ISBN |
1438444990 |
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9781438444994 |
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