LEADER 02700nam 2200493 a 450 001 9910451924403321 005 20210111120335.0 010 $a1-282-23523-0 010 $a9786612235238 010 $a0-19-803701-5 010 $a1-281-19686-X 010 $a9786611196868 010 $a1-4356-1928-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000482068 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24085928 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000152706 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12004158 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000152706 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10391447 035 $a(PQKB)21261394 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3052209 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000482068 100 $a20091205d2004 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFabulous Females and Peerless Pirs$b[electronic resource] $eTales of Mad Adventure in Old Bengal /$ftranslated by Tony K. Stewart 210 $aNew York $cOUP USA$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (282 p. ) $c1 halftone 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-19-516530-6 330 $aA distinctive aspect of Hindu devotion is the veneration of a human guru, who is not only an exemplar and a teacher, but is often worshipped as an embodiment of the divine. In the past these gurus have almost always been men. Today, however, female gurus are a noticeable presence, especially in the United States. 330 $bA distinctive aspect of Hindu devotion is the veneration of a human guru, who is not only an exemplar and a teacher, but is often worshipped as an embodiment of the divine. In the past these gurus have almost always been men. Today, however, female gurus are a noticeable presence, especially in the United States. This collection of nine all new essays looks at the phenomenon of the female guru both in its original Indian context, where Hindu women leaders have been unusual but not unknown, and as it has evolved on the American scene. Each chapter is devoted to a particular female guru, ranging from the fifth-century Tamil saint Karaikkal Ammaiyar to Gurumayi, who today presides over the worldwide movement of Siddha Yoga, headquartered in the Catskill resort town of South Fallsburg, New York. The biographies of these special women are both fascinating in their own right and shed important new light on issues of gender and religious authority. 608 $aElectronic books.$2lcsh 701 $aStewart$b Tony K$0921004 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 801 2$bUkPrAHLS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451924403321 996 $aFabulous Females and Peerless Pirs$92230389 997 $aUNINA