The Hare Krishna movement [[electronic resource] ] : the postcharismatic fate of a religious transplant / / edited by Edwin F. Bryant and Maria L. Ekstrand

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Columbia University Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (470 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.5/512
• Altri autori: BryantEdwin F <1957-> (Edwin Francis) EkstrandMaria
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Part 1 Krishna Consciousness in the Context of Hindu Theology; 1. Krishna, the Intimate Deity; 2. The History of Indic Monotheism and Modern Chaitanya Vaishnavism: Some Reflections; 3. Hare Krishna Mahamantra: Gaudiya Vaishnava Practice and the Hindu Tradition of Sacred Sound; 4. Krishna in Mleccha Desh: ISKCON Temple Worship in Historical Perspective; Part 2 Bhaktivedanta Swami and His Predecessors; 5. Who Is Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu? ; 6. Charismatic Renewal and Institutionalization in the History of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and the Gaudiya Math7. Bhaktivinoda and Scriptural Literalism; 8. The Guru, Mayavadins, and Women: Tracing the Origins of Selected Polemical Statements in the Work of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami; 9. Bhaktivedanta Swami's Preaching in the Context of Gaudiya Vaishnavism; Part 3 Post-Bhaktivedanta Controversies of Lineage; 10. Cleaning House and Cleaning Hearts: Reform and Renewal in ISKCON; 11. The Guardian of Devotion: Disappearance and Rejection of the Spiritual Master in ISKCON After 1977 ; 12. The No Change in ISKCON Paradigm13. The "Routinization of Charisma" and the Charismatic: The Confrontation Between ISKCON and Narayana Maharaja; Part 4 Heresies; 14. Doctrinal Controversy and the Group Dynamic; 15. Heresy and the Jiva Debate; Part 5 Social Issues; 16. Airports, Conflict, and Change in the Hare Krishna Movement; 17. Healing the Heart of ISKCON: The Place of Women; 18. Life as a Woman on Watseka Avenue: Personal Story I; 19. Child Abuse and the Hare Krishnas: History and Response; 20. Fifteen Years Later: A Critique of Gurukula: Personal Story II ; 21. Race, Monarchy, and Gender: Bhaktivedanta Swami's Social ExperimentPart 6 Reevaluations; 22. On Leaving ISKCON: Personal Story III; 23. On Staying in ISKCON: Personal Story IV; 24. Re-Visioning ISKCON: Constructive Theologizing for Reform and Renewal; Concluding Reflections; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This comprehensive study includes more than twenty contributions from members, ex-members, and academics who have followed the Hare Krishna movement for years. Providing a privileged look at the people and issues shaping ISKCON, this volume offers insight into the complex factors surrounding the emergence of religious traditions, including early Christianity, as well as a glimpse at the origins and growth of a religious tradition putting down roots in foreign soil.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Hare Krishna movement
• ISBN: 0-231-50843-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777005603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II