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Interrogating the experience of Quaker scholars in Hindu and Sikh Studies : spiritual journeying and academic engagement
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Nesbitt, Eleanor (2010) Interrogating the experience of Quaker scholars in Hindu and Sikh Studies : spiritual journeying and academic engagement. Quaker Studies, 14 (2). pp. 134-158. 2. ISSN 1363-013X.
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Abstract
This article reports a recent investigation of the relationship between the spiritual and academic journeys of seven scholars whose fields involve the study of aspects of Sikh and/ or Hindu faith. Several frameworks for the study are suggested, including Quaker encounter with Indic religions; the changing nature of social diversity; and the insider/ outsider discussion in religious studies. Discussion of their experience highlights the participants' faith background and promptings to attend a Quaker Meeting for Worship as well as the initial impetus to their academic specialism, their guiding values and their self-identification. Multiple connections between the two 'journeys' emerge-not least the convergence between participants' values and the Quaker testimonies-and this 'career coherence' illustrates an emergent emphasis in literature on the role of spirituality in career development.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education ( -2013) |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Quaker Studies | ||||||
ISSN: | 1363-013X | ||||||
Official Date: | 2010 | ||||||
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Volume: | 14 | ||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 134-158 | ||||||
Article Number: | 2 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
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