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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (470 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

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:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-231-50843-3

OCLC:

213305202