Ithaca College

Conversations with a “21st Century Mystic”— A Lecture Based on Fieldwork in the Ashram of a Female Guru in India

Angela Rudert, a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Ithaca College, will give a presentation at Longview introducing her research on Anandmurti Gurumaa, a young, yet prominent and globetrotting female guru from north India, in the context of the growing prominence of women’s religious leadership as gurus, a traditionally male role in India. She will address this guru’s words and actions regarding girls’ education, women’s empowerment, and the contemporary issues faced by women in India. Angela’s lecture will include stories from her experience of doing ethnographic fieldwork in north India. 

Angela received her PhD in Religion from Syracuse University, and MA in Asian Studies from Cornell University.  A Doctoral Dissertation Research Award from Fulbright-Hays and a dissertation award from FLAS supported Angela’s fieldwork in India in 2008 and 2009.

This presentation is scheduled from 7:00 to 8:00 PM in the Longview Auditorium at 1 Bella Vista Drive.

Contact Christine Pogorzala at (274-1051) or pogorzal@ithaca.edu for directions and information on parking.