Finding God through yoga : Paramahansa Yogananda and modern American religion in a global age /
Neumann, David J.,
Finding God through yoga : Paramahansa Yogananda and modern American religion in a global age / David J. Neumann. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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 routinely sent its own evangelists to India. Beginning with Yogananda's spiritual investigations in his native India, Neumann tells how this early "global guru" emigrated to the United States in 1920 and established his headquarters, the Self-Realization Order, in Los Angeles, where it continues today"--
9781469648644 1469648644 9781469648651 1469648652
22573/ctvc206sk JSTOR
Paramahansa, Yogananda, 1893-1952
Yogananda, Paramahansa, 1893-1952.
Yogananda, Paramahansa, 1893-1952
Self-Realization Fellowship--History.
Self-Realization Fellowship
Yogis--United States--Biography.
Yoga.
Hinduism--History.--United States
Yoga
Yogis--États-Unis--Biographies.
Yoga.
Hindouisme--Histoire.--États-Unis
Yoga (philosophy)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Religious.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Inspiration & Personal Growth.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--General.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Devotional.
RELIGION--Spirituality.
HISTORY--United States--20th Century.
Hinduism
Religion
Yoga
Yogis
United States--Religion.
États-Unis--Religion.
United States
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
BP605.S43 / Y668 2018eb
204/.36
Finding God through yoga : Paramahansa Yogananda and modern American religion in a global age / David J. Neumann. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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 routinely sent its own evangelists to India. Beginning with Yogananda's spiritual investigations in his native India, Neumann tells how this early "global guru" emigrated to the United States in 1920 and established his headquarters, the Self-Realization Order, in Los Angeles, where it continues today"--
9781469648644 1469648644 9781469648651 1469648652
22573/ctvc206sk JSTOR
Paramahansa, Yogananda, 1893-1952
Yogananda, Paramahansa, 1893-1952.
Yogananda, Paramahansa, 1893-1952
Self-Realization Fellowship--History.
Self-Realization Fellowship
Yogis--United States--Biography.
Yoga.
Hinduism--History.--United States
Yoga
Yogis--États-Unis--Biographies.
Yoga.
Hindouisme--Histoire.--États-Unis
Yoga (philosophy)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Religious.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Inspiration & Personal Growth.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--General.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Devotional.
RELIGION--Spirituality.
HISTORY--United States--20th Century.
Hinduism
Religion
Yoga
Yogis
United States--Religion.
États-Unis--Religion.
United States
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
BP605.S43 / Y668 2018eb
204/.36