TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rigopoulos,Antonio
TI  - The hagiographer and the avatar: the life and works of Narayan Kasturi 
T2  - SUNY series in religious studies
SN  - 9781438482309
AV  - BP605.S14 R54 2021
U1  - 294.5092B 23
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
KW  - Sathya Sai Baba,
KW  - Kastūri, Nā.,
KW  - Hagiographers
KW  - India
KW  - Biography
KW  - Hagiography
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Friendship
KW  - fast
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : Narayan Kasturi's hagiographical enterprise -- Narayan Kasturi's first life : investigating the hagiographer's roots -- Narayan Kasturi's magnum opus : Sathyam Sivam Sundaram, parts 1 & 2 -- Narayan Kasturi's magnum opus : Sathyam Sivam Sundaram, parts 3 & 4 -- The hagiographer's multiple roles within the Sathya Sai Baba movement -- A conversation with Professor Kasturi -- Understanding Sathya Sai Baba in the light of Dattātreya -- Narayan Kasturi's last years -- Epilogue : Narayan Kasturi's legacy lives on
N2  - "Examines the key role of a hagiographer within a charismatic religious movement"--
UR  - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2558416
ER  -