Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey
44. What does a Guru do in Hinduism?
Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey
Joanne Punzo Waghorne [+]
Syracuse University
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Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Religion
Syracuse University
Description
Two hundred years ago, contact with gurus was limited to wealthy or royal families. Today new gurus offer entertaining discourses to audiences of thousands. Gurus remain both powerful sources of enlightenment for some, and of obfuscation and politicization for others. They still stand at the corner of possibility and peril.