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Transcendent in America : Hindu-Inspired Meditation Movements as New Religion.
Yoga, karma, meditation, guru--these terms, once obscure, are now a part of the American lexicon. Combining Hinduism with Western concepts and values, a new hybrid form of religion has developed in the United States over the past century. In Transcendent in America, Lola Williamson traces the histor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | New and Alternative Religions.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Yoga, karma, meditation, guru--these terms, once obscure, are now a part of the American lexicon. Combining Hinduism with Western concepts and values, a new hybrid form of religion has developed in the United States over the past century. In Transcendent in America, Lola Williamson traces the history of various Hindu-inspired movements in America, and argues that together they constitute a discrete category of religious practice, a distinct and identifiable form of new religion. Williamson provides an overview of the emergence of these movements through examining exchanges between Indian Hindu. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (276 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814795484 081479548X 9780814794494 0814794491 |