Seeing Krishna in America : the Hindu bhakti tradition of Vallabhacharya in India and its movement to the West / E. Allen Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson, E. Allen, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vallabhachars--India--History.

Vallabhachars.

Vallabhachars--United States--History.

Bhakti.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Hindu sect the Vallabha Sampradaya was founded in India in the 15th century by a devotional saint, Vallabhacharya. Their Bhakti tradition worships a variety of forms of Krishna as a seven year old child. Following U.S. immigration reforms in 1965, members of the sect established a spiritual headquarters for the faith in Pennsylvania and began to construct temples in a number of states. Since then, the growth has continued as this 500 year old faith becomes an American religion.

Contents:

Cover ; Table of Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Preface ; Introduction ; Part One: Bhakti, Vallabha and the Search for the Sacred ; 1. The Vallabha Sampradaya ; 2. Seeing Krishna: Darshan as the Inward Journey ; Part Two: Early History ; 3. Krishna's Many Mansions: Mughal Patronage and Expansion ; 4. Of Maharajas and Maharanas: Patronage and the Development of Regional Autonomy ; Part Three: Pushtimarg in America ; 5. Vaishnavism Without Borders: Shri Nathji and the Journey Abroad ; 6. Fitting Pushtimarg into American Hinduism ; 7. The Challenges of the Diaspora ; Glossary ; Appendix

Chapter Notes Bibliography ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1596-9