Book Summary
Radhasoami Reality explores the emergence of a new religious tradition that is expandiong rapidly across North India and throughout the world. Mark Juergensmeyer seeks to explain why the religious logic of Radhasoami, which is based on the teachings of medieval Hindu saints, is so compelling to today's society. In this book, Mark Juergensmeyer seeks to explain why the religious logic of Radhasoami, which is based on the teachings of medieval Hindu saints, is so compelling to hundreds of thousands of businessmen, intellectuals, office managers, and other urban professionals in North India. Juergensmeyer addresses the perplexing relationship between modernity and religious faith and examines it from historical, sociological, and phenomenological points of view.
Book Details
Book Name | Radhasoami Reality - The Logic Of Amodern Faith (Paper) |
Author | Mark Juergensmeyer |
Publisher | Princeton University Press (Dec 1995) |
ISBN | 9780691010922 |
Pages | 288 |
Language | English |
Price | 2045 |