老师的角色

IF 0.1 Q2 Arts and Humanities

International Journal for the Study of New Religions Pub Date : 2021-08-05 DOI:10.1558/ijsnr.19522

Himani Kapoor

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本文通过对两位当代印度大师——拉维·尚卡尔(SSRS)和贾吉·瓦苏德夫(JV)——传记的深入研究，分析了他们的形象建构及其魅力权威。斯蒂芬·雅各布斯(Stephen Jacobs, 2016, 61)将这种类型称为“大师学”，它是一种有用的工具，用于研究巩固大师公众形象的各种因素，增强其独特的个人或魅力权威。由Sri Ravi Shankar领导的生活艺术基金会(AOLF)和由Jaggi Vasudev领导的Isha基金会(IF)，都是由大师领导的基于信仰的组织，已经成功地在全球范围内巩固了大量的追随者。这些大师是活生生的跨国集团创始人和领导者的榜样，他们特别关注瑜伽、冥想和调息(瑜伽中常用的特殊呼吸节奏)。这项工作分析了大师传记，以确定他们在影响对大师魅力的有利阅读方面的作用，也证明了这些叙述在产生对大师的共同理解方面所起的作用。它还讨论了影响信仰团体领袖整体魅力的各种因素。

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Guru Persona

This article analyses the construction of the images of two contemporary Indian gurus—Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (SSRS) and Jaggi Vasudev (JV)—and their charismatic authority through a close study of their biographies. The genre, labelled “guruography” by Stephen Jacobs (2016, 61), serves as a useful tool to study the various elements that consolidate the guru’s public profile, enhancing his unique personal or charismatic authority. The Art of Living Foundation (AOLF) led by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and the Isha Foundation (IF) headed by Jaggi Vasudev, are both guru-led faith based organizations that have managed to consolidate a significant following worldwide. The gurus serve as thriving examples of living founder-leaders of transnational groups with a specific focus on yoga, meditation, and pranayama (specialized breathing rhythms commonly practiced in yoga). This work analyses guru biographies in order to ascertain their role in influencing a favourable reading of guru charisma, and also to demonstrate the role played by these narratives in generating a shared understanding of the guru. It also discusses the various factors that have a bearing on the overall charismatic appeal of the leaders of faith based groups.

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期刊介绍： The International Journal for the Study of New Religions considers submissions from both established scholars and research students from all over the world. Articles should be written for a general scholarly audience. All articles accepted by the editors are then peer-reviewed. International Journal for the Study of New Religions is published biannually in May and November. Each issue includes articles and a number of book reviews. The journal is published simultaneously in print and onlineThe language of publication is English, and submissions should be English.