Becoming Vaishnava in an ideal Vedic city /

"Becoming Vaishnava in an Ideal Vedic City centers on a growing multinational community of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) devotees in Mayapur, West Bengal. While ISKCON's history is often presented in terms of an Indian guru 'transplanting' Indian spirit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fahy, John (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2019.
Series:WYSE series in social anthropology; volume 9
Subjects:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness > India > Māyāpur.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness > History.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Vaishnavites > India > Māyāpur.
Vaishnavites > Religious life > India > Māyāpur.
Chaitanya (Sect) > Doctrines.
Ethics > Anthropological aspects.
Chaïtanya (Secte) > Doctrines.
Morale > Aspect anthropologique.
RELIGION / Hinduism / Rituals & Practice.
Chaitanya (Sect) > Doctrines
Ethics > Anthropological aspects
Vaishnavites
Māyāpur (India) > Religious life and customs.
India > Māyāpur
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Notes on Names, Language and Transliteration Introduction: A Tale of Two Countercultures; Chapter 1. Land of the Golden Avatar; Chapter 2. Changing the Subject; Chapter 3. Practices of Knowledge; Chapter 4. Learning to Love Krishna; Chapter 5. Simple Living, High Thinking Conclusion: Failing Well Glossary; References; Index

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