Miracle as Modern Conundrum in South Asian Religious Traditions

Name: Miracle as Modern Conundrum in South Asian Religious Traditions
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ISBN: 9780791476345

ISBN-10: 0791476340

ISBN-13: 9780791476345

Edition: 2009

Authors: Corinne G. Dempsey, Selva J. Raj

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Looks at perceptions of the miraculous in a variety of contemporary South Asian religious traditions-Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity.

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 7/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Divine Proof or Tenacious Embarrassment? The Wonders of the Modern Miraculous


Miracles and Modern Ambivalence


The Neo-Vedanta Miracle


Miraculous Health and Medical Itineration among Satnamis and Christians in Late Colonial Chhattisgarh


Kataragama and the Tsunami: The Adbhuta, Ascarya, and the Pratiharya


Making and Breaking Shrine Reputations


Showing Miracles in Rajasthan: Proof and Grace


A Miracle (or Two) in Tiruchirapalli


The Science of the Miraculous at an Upstate New York Temple


Managing the Establishment: Miracles and Popular Expression


An Ethnographic Encounter with the Wondrous in a South Indian Catholic Shrine


The ï¿½Deep Secretï¿½ and Dangers of Karamat: Miraculous Acts, Revelation, and Secrecy in a South Indian Sufi Tradition


Media of Miracles, Miracle of Media: Clairvoyants and Commercials on South Asian


Contributors


Index