Finding God through Yoga : Paramahansa Yogananda and Modern American Religion in a Global Age /
"In this critical biography, David Neumann tells the story of Yogananda's fascinating life and interprets his position in religious history, transnational modernity, and American culture as a reverse missionary who intentionally preached his message of Hindu yogic philosophy in a land that...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
The University of North Carolina Press,
[2019]
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Paramahansa Yogananda, the father of yoga in the West
- The making of a modern religious seeker: from Mukunda Lal Ghosh to Swami Yogananda, 1893-1920
- The founding of a home for scientific religion: Swami Yogananda and Southern California's spiritual frontier, 1920-1925
- The creation of a yogi guru persona: marketing Swami Yogananda and his yoga instruction, 1925-1935
- The apotheosis of a global guru: Paramahansa Yogananda and his autobiography, 1933-1946
- The death of an immortal guru: charisma, succession, and Paramahansa Yogananda's legacy, 1946-1952.