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Hare Krishna Transformed
E. Burke Rochford
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Description for Hare Krishna Transformed
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Most widely known for its adherents chanting “Hare Krishna” and distributing religious literature on the streets of American cities, the Hare Krishna movement was founded in New York City in 1965 by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Formally known as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON, it is based on the Hindu Vedic scriptures and is a Western outgrowth of a popular yoga tradition which began in the 16th century.
In its first generation ISKCON actively deterred marriage and the nuclear family, denigrated women, and viewed the raising of children as a distraction from devotees' spiritual responsibilities. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
285
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814775790
SKU
V9780814775790
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About E. Burke Rochford
E. Burke Rochford, Jr. is Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Religion at Middlebury College. He is the author of Hare Krishna in America.
Reviews for Hare Krishna Transformed
This impressive volume is aptly named...Burke Rochford's latest book heartedly as a well done and sociologically informed case study. It is also quite well written, and flows well.
James T. Richardson, International Journal for the Study of New Religions Burke Rochford is the most notable scholarly interpreter of Krishna Consciousness in America, and Hare Krishna Transformed is the most ... Read more
James T. Richardson, International Journal for the Study of New Religions Burke Rochford is the most notable scholarly interpreter of Krishna Consciousness in America, and Hare Krishna Transformed is the most ... Read more