عنوان

From Gurudev to Doctor-Sahib

Number

LA121562

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

From Gurudev to Doctor-Sahib

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Daniel Philip Heifetz

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

The All World Gayatri Pariwar is a modern Hindu movement working to revive ancient Vedic-style rituals. The movement was founded by a charismatic figure named Shriram Sharma, but is now headed by his successor, a medical doctor named Pranav Pandya. I argue that the continued vitality of the movement in the absence of its charismatic founder has to do with the ways in which Pandya's scientific authority as a medical doctor replaces Sharma's charismatic authority. By attending to the affective dimensions of these two forms of authority, their differences become less stark and it becomes clear how scientific authority, despite its seeming disenchantment, might retain some of the emotional power of charismatic authority. The All World Gayatri Pariwar is a modern Hindu movement working to revive ancient Vedic-style rituals. The movement was founded by a charismatic figure named Shriram Sharma, but is now headed by his successor, a medical doctor named Pranav Pandya. I argue that the continued vitality of the movement in the absence of its charismatic founder has to do with the ways in which Pandya's scientific authority as a medical doctor replaces Sharma's charismatic authority. By attending to the affective dimensions of these two forms of authority, their differences become less stark and it becomes clear how scientific authority, despite its seeming disenchantment, might retain some of the emotional power of charismatic authority.

Date of Publication

2018

Physical description

252-278

Title

Method & Theory in the Study of Religion

Volume Number

30/3

International Standard Serial Number

1570-0682

Subject Term

affect

Subject Term

charisma

Subject Term

Hinduism

Subject Term

religious authority

Subject Term

science

Daniel Philip Heifetz

Call Number

10.1163/15700682-12341433

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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