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FAITH MOVEMENTS AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION - SAM...

This book examines the role of Hindu-inspired faith movements (HIFMs) in contemporary India as
actors in social transformation. It further situates these movements in the context of the
global political economy where such movements cross national boundaries to locate believers
among the Hindu diaspora and others. In contemporary neoliberal India  HIFMs have become
important actors  and they realize themselves by making public assertions through service. The
four pillars of the contemporary presence of such movements are: gurus  sociality  hegemony and
social transformation. Gurus  who spearhead these movements  create a matrix of possible
meanings in their public discourses which their followers pick up to create messages of
personal and social change. Sociality is a core strategy of proliferation across such movements
and implies social service  which is qualified by memories of the guru and what they are
believed to embody. Hegemony is reflected in the fact that social service in such movements
often ominously imbibes right-wing or far-right Hinduism. They propose a model of
Hindu-inspired social transformation  involving faith building into and transforming the civil
society. The book discusses in a nuanced way several Hindu-inspired faith movements of various
hues which have made national and international impact.This topical book is of interest to
students and researchers in the fields of sociology  anthropology  social work  and social
psychology  with a special interest in the study of religious movements.

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