‘Mass Castration’, Mechanical Devotion? Slavery, Surgery and <i>As-If</i> Devotion in a North Indian Guru Movement

This essay examines mass castration allegations within the North Indian guru movement Dera Sacha Sauda. Drawing on court records, public commentary, and prior fieldwork, it traces how surgical procedures served as a mechanism of enforced proximity and devotional binding. Castration here functions le...

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1. autor:	Jacob Copeman
Format:	Artigo
Język:	Inglês
Wydane:	MDPI AG 2025-09-01
Seria:	Religions
Hasła przedmiotowe:	castration devotional exorbitance masculinity guru sovereignty mechanical loyalty sacrificial politics
Dostęp online:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/9/1216
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