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Seeing Krishna in America : the Hindu bhakti tradition of Vallabhacharya in India and its movement to the West / E. Allen Richardson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781476615967
  • 1476615969
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Seeing Krishna in AmericaDDC classification:
  • 294.5/5 23
LOC classification:
  • BL1289.53 .R53 2014eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: Bhakti, Vallabha and the Search for the Sacred -- 1. The Vallabha Sampradaya -- 2. Seeing Krishna: Darshan as the Inward Journey -- Part Two: Early History -- 3. Krishna's Many Mansions: Mughal Patronage and Expansion -- 4. Of Maharajas and Maharanas: Patronage and the Development of Regional Autonomy -- Part Three: Pushtimarg in America -- 5. Vaishnavism Without Borders: Shri Nathji and the Journey Abroad -- 6. Fitting Pushtimarg into American Hinduism -- 7. The Challenges of the Diaspora -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "The Hindu sect the Vallabha Sampradaya was founded in India in the 15th century by a devotional saint, Vallabhacharya. Following U.S. immigration reforms members of the sect established spiritual headquarters for the faith and began to construct temples in a number of states. The growth has continued as this 500 year old faith becomes an American religion"-- Provided by publisher
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)813682

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The Hindu sect the Vallabha Sampradaya was founded in India in the 15th century by a devotional saint, Vallabhacharya. Following U.S. immigration reforms members of the sect established spiritual headquarters for the faith and began to construct temples in a number of states. The growth has continued as this 500 year old faith becomes an American religion"-- Provided by publisher

Print version record.

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: Bhakti, Vallabha and the Search for the Sacred -- 1. The Vallabha Sampradaya -- 2. Seeing Krishna: Darshan as the Inward Journey -- Part Two: Early History -- 3. Krishna's Many Mansions: Mughal Patronage and Expansion -- 4. Of Maharajas and Maharanas: Patronage and the Development of Regional Autonomy -- Part Three: Pushtimarg in America -- 5. Vaishnavism Without Borders: Shri Nathji and the Journey Abroad -- 6. Fitting Pushtimarg into American Hinduism -- 7. The Challenges of the Diaspora -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.