THE RADHASOAMI TRADITION
A Critical History of Guru Successorship
By
David Christopher Lane, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, MSAC
CONTENTS:
A Note on METHODOLOGY
Preface: SOCIOLOGICAL CONVERSION
Introduction: THE BIRTH OF A GURU
Chapter One: THE RADHSOAMI TRADITION
Chapter Two: THE IDEOLOGY OF ENLIGHTENMENT
Chapter Three: THE TRANSMISSION OF SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY
Chapter Four: THE POLITICS OF GURU SUCCESSORSHIP
Chapter Five: MINORITY SUCCESSION--THE LOGIC OF MARGINALITY
Conclusion: THE ROOTS OF HAGIOGRAPHY
This book was first published in 1992 in a library hardback by Garland Publishers, New York
Intellectual Forum Dedicated To This Subject: RADHASOAMI STUDIES