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The Brahma Kumaris As a ‘Reflexive Tradition’ : Responding to Late Modernity by John Walliss is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Brahma Kumaris As a ‘Reflexive Tradition’ : Responding to Late Modernity about?

This title was first published in 2002. Drawing on primary research on the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, a millenarian New Religious Movement of Indian origin, this book examines the status of tradition in the contemporary world through a critical engagement with the recent social theory of Anthony Giddens on the emergence of a post-traditional society. Walliss examines both the ways in which forms of tradition not only persist but also flourish in the contemporary world and also th

Who reads The Brahma Kumaris As a ‘Reflexive Tradition’ : Responding to Late Modernity?

It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.

Common subject areas: religion, theology.

Author
John Walliss
Publisher
Routledge
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9781315188225
Category
religious
Subjects
Sociology, Religion, Anthropology
Updated
2026-03-25