Seeing Krishna in America
Subtitle: the Hindu Bhakti tradition of Vallabhacharya in India and its movement to the West
By: E. Allen Richardson
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780786459735; 9781476615967
Subjects: Bhakti; History; Rezeption; Wallabha-Sekte; 11.92 Hinduism; Vallabhachars
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.