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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bryant, Edwin F. (Edwin Francis), 1957-

Ekstrand, Maria.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Society for Krishna Consciousness--History.

International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

History.

Physical Description:

xix, 448 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2004]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Part 1 Krishna Consciousness in the Context of Hindu Theology 11

1. Krishna, the Intimate Deity / Graham M. Schweig 13

2. The History of Indic Monotheism and Modern Chaitanya Vaishnavism: Some Reflections / Neal Delmonico 31

3. Hare Krishna Mahamantra: Gaudiya Vaishnava Practice and the Hindu Tradition of Sacred Sound / Guy L. Beck 35

4. Krishna in Mleccha Desh: ISKCON Temple Worship in Historical Perspective / Kenneth Valpey 9Krishna Kshetra) 45

Part 2 Bhaktivedanta Swami and His Predecessors 61

5. Who Is Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu? / Steven J. Rosen (Satyaraja Das) 63

6. Charismatic Renewal and Institutionalization in the History of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and the Gaudiya Math / Jan Brzezinski 73

7. Bhaktivinoda and Scriptural Literalism / Shukavak N. Das 97

8. The Guru, Mayavadins, and Women: Tracing the Origins of Selected Polemical Statements in the Work of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami / Ekkehard Lorenz 112

9. Bhaktivedanta Swami's Preaching in the Context of Gaudiya Vaishnavism / Paul H. Sherbow 129

Part 3 Post-Bhaktivedanta Controversies of Lineage 147

10. Cleaning House and Cleaning Hearts: Reform and Renewal in ISKCON / William H. Deadwyler (Ravindra Svarupa Das) 149

11. The Guardian of Devotion: Disappearance and Rejection of the Spiritual Master in ISKCON After 1977 / Swami Bhakti Bhavana Vishnu 170

12. The No Change in ISKCON Paradigm / Krishnakant Desai, Sunil Awatramani (Adridharan Das), Madhu Pandit Das 194

13. The "Routinization of Charisma" and the Charismatic: The Confrontation Between ISKCON and Narayana Maharaja / Irvin H. Collins 214

Part 4 Heresies 239

14. Doctrinal Controversy and the Group Dynamic / Conrad Joseph (Kundali Das) 241

15. Heresy and the Jiva Debate / Howard Resnick (Hridayananda Das Goswami) 264

Part 5 Social Issues 271

16. Airports, Conflict, and Change in the Hare Krishna Movement / E. Burke Rochford Jr. 273

17. Healing the Heart of ISKCON: The Place of Women / Kim Knott 291

18. Life as a Woman on Watseka Avenue: Personal Story I / Nori J. Muster 312

19. Child Abuse and the Hare Krishnas: History and Response / David Wolf 321

20. Fifteen Years Later: A Critique of Gurukula: Personal Story II / Gabriel Deadwyler (Yudhishthira Das) 345

21. Race, Monarchy, and Gender: Bhaktivedanta Swami's Social Experiment / Ekkehard Lorenz 347

Part 6 Reevaluations 391

22. On Leaving ISKCON: Personal Story III / Steven J. Gelberg 393

23. On Staying in ISKCON: Personal Story IV / Michael Grant (Mukunda Goswami), Anuttama Das Adhikari 404

24. Re-Visioning ISKCON: Constructive Theologizing for Reform and Renewal / Thomas Herzig (Tamal Krishna Goswami), Kenneth Valpey (Krishna Kshetra Das) 416

Concluding Reflections / Edwin F. Bryant, Maria L. Ekstrand 431.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

023112256X

OCLC:

52706008