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"In her study of hagiography, one of the most popular genres of religious literature in India, Robin Rinehart has delved into the multiple written and oral accounts of the life of Swami Rama Tirtha (1873-1906). While the earliest accounts of his life portray him as a deeply spiritual man and compelling religious leader, the most recent accounts make far more sweeping claims about him as an avatar and as the primary force behind India's independence from the British in 1947.
Through an analysis of the rhetorical strategies of those who have written about his life (his hagiographers), the book argues that the reporting of the experience of being in Swami Rama Tirtha's presence is a central feature of these hagiographies. The nature of the experiences of close disciples of the Swami as opposed to those of followers of a later period helps account for the radical changes in the portrayal of the Swami in the hagiographical tradition.
Focusing on the role of the hagiographer as mediator between the saint and the saint's followers, Rinehart highlights the role of hagiographers in shaping these followers' communities."--BOOK JACKET.
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One Lifetime, Many Lives: The Experience of Modern Hindu Hagiography (Aar the Religions, No. 6)
May 8, 2000, An American Academy of Religion Book
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One lifetime, many lives: the experience of modern Hindu hagiography
1999, Scholars Press
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