The Community of the Many Names of God: Sampradaya Construction in a Global Diaspora or New Religious Movement

The Community of the Many Names of God in Skanda Vale, Carmarthenshire has a number of unusual features. Founded by Guru Subramanium, a Sri Lankan Tamil in the 1960s in London, the Community moved to a valley in South Wales in the early 1970s, since when it has developed into a pilgrimage centre for...

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Main Author: Geaves, Ron 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2007
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2007, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 107-125
Further subjects:B sampradaya
B Hindu Diaspora
B Tamil Communities
B Saiva Siddhanta
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