The Worldwide Krishna Movement
Half a Century of Growth, Impact, and Challenge
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The Worldwide Krishna Movement
Half a Century of Growth, Impact, and Challenge
- Open Access
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Description
This open access book explores the historical, sociological, and theological dimensions of the Krishna Movement since its inception in the 1960's through its blossoming in the 2000's.
Experts in the field discuss the surprising growth, the amazing impact, and the various past and current challenges that emerge from a centuries-old practice and traditional theology of Krishna Bhakti that flowered from Chaitanya Vaishnavism from within the Hindu complex of traditions. It is for the first time in history of religion that Vaishnava Hinduism was established outside of India by Prabhupada, taking the form of ISKCON, ushering in the worldwide spread of the Krishna movement for over half a century.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by ISKCON Communications.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Historical Background
1: Recasting Caitanya's Vaisavism: Bengali Approaches Before and After the Nineteenth Century, Abhishek Ghosh, Somaya University, Mumbai
2: The Split of the Gaudiya Math and Mission, Ferdinando Sardella, University of Stockholm, Sweden
3: The Birth of Krishna Bhakti and the ISKCON Mission in America: An Historical Overview of a New Religious Movement, Michael J. Gressett, Independent Scholar
Part 2: Sociology
4: Caitanya Vaishnava Aesthetic Theology and Religious Experience in the Hare Krishna Movement, Hrvoje Cargonja, University of Zagreb, Croatia
5: Taking the Lead: Issues of Leadership in ISKCON Since the Passing of the Founder, Angela Burt, Australian Catholic University, Australia
6: Understanding the Guru in ISKCON after Prabhupada, Mans Broo, Abo Akademi University, Finland
7: Her Voice: Negotiating Gender in ISKCON, Krishni Metivier, Duke University, US
8: Sacred Sustenance: The ISKCON Distinction between Vegetarianism and Prasadam, Steven Rosen, Journal of Vaishnava Studies
Part 3: Theology
9: The Devotional Self: A preliminary exploration into the nature of bhakti and the self, Rembert Lutjeharms, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, UK
10: Direct Experience as the “Crest-Jewel of All Pramanas”: Realizing Krsna through Meditation, Barbara Holdrege, University of California, Santa Barbara, US
11: Toward a Caitanya Vaishnava Interfaith Theology: Lessons from Sri Caitanya's Dialogue with the Qazi of Navadvipa, Ravi M. Gupta, University of Utah, US
12: The Absolute Value of Bhakti: Constructing a Theological Hermeneutic for Understanding Prabhupada's Discourse, Graham M. Schweig, Christopher Newport University & Graduate Theological Union, US
13: Lifetimes in Preparation: Post-Prabhupada ISKCON Life – writing as Narrative Vaishnava Theology, Kenneth Valpey, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, UK
Part 4: Global Achievements
14: “Cultural Conquest and the Rescue of the West”: ISKCON and the Discourses of Modernity and Tradition, Anna King, Winchester College, UK
15: ISKCON in Russia, Sergey I. Ivanenko, Independent Scholar
16: Krishna's Return: ISKCON's Indian Development, Claire Robison, Bowdoin College, US
17: ISKCON, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, and Indian Music: A Personal Journey, Guy Beck, Tulane University, US
18: The ISKCON Publisher: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, Joseph Fedorowsky, Esq., Oxford Law Firm, California, US
Part 5: Encounter and Challenges
19: Becoming Gaudiya Vaisnava while Becoming American, Michael J. Gresset, Independent Scholar
20: Education in ISKCON: Ancient Tradition of Enlightenment in a Changing Environment, Edith Best, Independent Scholar
21: Reflections on Liminality and ISKCON's Engagement with Hindu Identity, Vineet Chander, Princeton University, US
22: Krishna Consciousness at the Interfaith Roundtable, Gerald Carney, Hampden-Sydney College, US
23: A Muslim's Account of Encountering Prabhupada, Sanaullah Kirmani, Towson University, US
Concluding Essay: Thomas J. Hopkins, Franklin & Marshall College, US
Product details
| Published | May 13 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 9798216472391 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 10 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Series | Explorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |

























