The Hare Krishnas in India / Charles R. Brooks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks, Charles R., 1946- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Society for Krishna Consciousness--India--Vrindavan.

International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

Vrindāvan (India)--Religion.

Vrindāvan (India).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1989]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Most Americans know about the "Hare Krishnas" only from encounters in airports or from tales of their activities in the East Village and Haight-Ashbury in the 1960s. This entertaining and sensitive book deepens our knowledge by tracing the paths of those Western Hare Krishnas who eventually traveled to or lived in India. The charismatic leader of the sect, the Indian monk Swami Bhaktivedanta, aimed to save Westerners from what he saw as materialism and atheism by converting them to worship of the Hindu god Krishna. In addition, he hoped that Western disciples would inspire Indians to rediscover their own religious heritage. Charles Brooks describes in full detail the work of the "reverse missionaries" in the town of Vrindaban--which, since it is traditionally considered to be identical with Krishna's spiritual world, is one of the holiest places in India and the site of some of its most engaging rituals.Have the Western Hare Krishnas really become part of Indian culture? Can it be that Indians accept these foreigners as essentially Hindu and even Brahman? Brooks answers in a way that radically challenges our accepted images of Indian social dynamics. Analyzing the remarkable success of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and their temple complex in Vrindaban (where Bhaktivedanta was buried in 1977), Brooks describes the intricate social, economic, and religious relationships between Westerners and Indians. He demonstrates that social rank in the town is based not only on caste but also on religious competence: many Indians of Vrindaban believe, in Bhaktivedanta's words, that "Krishna is for all."Originally published in 1989.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Transliteration of Indian Words

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The Meaning of Vrindaban: Textual and Historical Developments

Chapter 3. The Sacred Pilgrimage Complex

Chapter 4. Iskcon and Vrindaban

Chapter 5. Pilgrimage Processes: Aspects of Pilgrim-Iskcon Interactions

Chapter 6. Symbolic Interactions in Vrindabantown: Making Sense of a New Reality

Chapter 7. Cross-Cultural Dynamics of Mystical Emotions in Vrindaban

Chapter 8. Conclusion

Appendix 1. Map of Vrindaban

Appendix 2. Vrindaban Pilgrimage Clusters

Appendix 3. The Situation

Appendix 4. Loi Bazaar Questionnaire

Appendix 5. Methodology

Glossary of Indian Words

Reference

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 255-262.

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ISBN:

9781400859894

1400859891

OCLC:

922700757