TY - BOOK AU - Richardson,E.Allen TI - Seeing Krishna in America: the Hindu bhakti tradition of Vallabhacharya in India and its movement to the West SN - 9781476615967 AV - BL1289.53 .R53 2014eb U1 - 294.5/5 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Jefferson, North Carolina PB - McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers KW - Vallabhachars KW - India KW - History KW - United States KW - Bhakti KW - Vallabhacharya (Secte) KW - Inde KW - Histoire KW - États-Unis KW - bhakti KW - aat KW - RELIGION KW - Comparative Religion KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - "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"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=813682 ER -