Gurus, Women, and Yoga: The Spiritual World of Hindu Universalism

In this lecture, Ruth Harris examines how Vivekananda conveyed the meaning of “guru-bakhti” to his female disciples, and the spiritual lens through which he sought to mold them in a male spiritual milieu. Ruth Harris is Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow at All Souls’ College. She has published widely in the history of religion, science, women’s history, French history, and more recently, global history. The lecture took place at the Center for the Studies for World Religions on September 23, 2019. Full transcript here: https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/news/2019/09/23/gurus-women-yoga Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at http://hds.harvard.edu/.