Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind

This article begins by examining the concept Sai Baba groups have on the mind, and then argue that their ritual performances are “technologies of the self”, in Foucauldian terms, designed to quiet the mind and gain subjective attitude consisting “let things happen”. Subsequently, we explained that d...

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Autor principal: Puglisi, Rodolfo; Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas (FFyL, UBA)
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Lenguaje:Español
Español
Publicado: Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas 2016
Materias:
Sai Baba
Mind
Performance
Detachment
Asceticism
Mente
Desapego
Ascetismo
Afastamento
Acceso en línea:http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/1168
http://repositorio.filo.uba.ar/handle/filodigital/2204
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Español
topic Sai Baba
Mind
Performance
Detachment
Asceticism
Sai Baba
Mente
Performance
Desapego
Ascetismo
Sai Baba
Mente
Performance
Afastamento
Ascetismo
spellingShingle Sai Baba
Mind
Performance
Detachment
Asceticism
Sai Baba
Mente
Performance
Desapego
Ascetismo
Sai Baba
Mente
Performance
Afastamento
Ascetismo
Puglisi, Rodolfo; Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas (FFyL, UBA)
Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind
topic_facet Sai Baba
Mind
Performance
Detachment
Asceticism
Sai Baba
Mente
Performance
Desapego
Ascetismo
Sai Baba
Mente
Performance
Afastamento
Ascetismo
description This article begins by examining the concept Sai Baba groups have on the mind, and then argue that their ritual performances are “technologies of the self”, in Foucauldian terms, designed to quiet the mind and gain subjective attitude consisting “let things happen”. Subsequently, we explained that devotees strive to apply this attitude a everyday life give that “mundane” is considered an illusory product of the mind that distracts from the spiritual path. At this point try the classic Weberian theme of “attitude to the world” and how it manifests between Sai groups, especially in regard to the detachment and asceticism. Finally, we conclude that the ritual performances and detachment from worldly are the facets sacred and profane, respectively, of an overall strategy to “kill” the mind set on playing for the Sai devotees.
format publishedVersion
Artículo
Artículo
author Puglisi, Rodolfo; Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas (FFyL, UBA)
author_facet Puglisi, Rodolfo; Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas (FFyL, UBA)
author_sort Puglisi, Rodolfo; Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas (FFyL, UBA)
title Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind
title_short Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind
title_full Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind
title_fullStr Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind
title_full_unstemmed Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind
title_sort ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which sai baba groups control the mind
publisher Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas
publishDate 2016
url http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/1168
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