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Guru, the search for enlightenment / John Mitchiner.

Title
Guru, the search for enlightenment / John Mitchiner.
Author
Mitchiner, John E.
Publication
New Delhi, India ; New York, N.Y., USA : Viking, 1992, c1991.

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Description
146 p.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Gurus
  • Gurus > India > Biography
Genre/Form
Biographies
Note
  • Study of the work and thought of sixteen of the best-known gurus from the Indian subcontinent.
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [132]-135).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The Hindu background -- The nature and appeal of guru cults -- Madame Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society -- Ramakrishna, Vivekananda and the Ramakrishna Mission -- Ramana Maharshi -- Chinmayananda -- Sathya Sai Baba -- Ramdas and Krishnabai -- Bhaktivedanta and Krishna Consciousness -- Muktananda and Gurumayi -- Aurobindo, the Mother and Auroville -- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi -- Brahma Kumaris -- Rajneesh.
ISBN
0670844314 :
LCCN
^^^92900513^
OCLC
  • 28370404
  • SCSB-11326425
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library