Social work, spirituality, and diasporic communities: The case of the Sathya Sai Baba movement

Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 75-88

  Sangha, Dave ^a   Sahoo, Ajaya Kumar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Diaspora; Sathya Sai Baba; Social services; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746523667     PISSN: 15426432     EISSN: 15426440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J377v24n04_06     Document Type: Article

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