The American children of Krsna
Subtitle: a study of the Hare Krsna movement
By: by Frnacine Jeanne Daner.
Series: Case studies in cultural anthropology
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Published: 1976
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Krishna (Hindu deity) -- Cult; International Society for Krishna Consciousness
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Table of contents: title: Hippies into happies. Manifestation of a problem : alienation -- The underlying problem : identity -- A possible solution : The ISKCON Temple -- A guru comes from India. Krsna comes to Second Avenue -- I kiss your lotus feet -- A guru : the direct route to God -- Roots in India. Scripture : the ideology -- The guru returns to India -- The concept of bhakti : its meaning for devotees. The temple -- The daily round -- Greeting the lord : the aratrika ceremony -- Tulasi Devi worship -- Jhulanayatra : the swing ceremony -- The calendrical round -- Transcendental mechanics : the practical aspects of temple life. Political structure -- Conflict and factionalism -- Economic activities -- Socialization of devotees -- Marriage -- Children and education -- I am not this body. The devotees -- His Holiness Vasudeva dasa Gosvami : a biography -- Yasoda devi dasi : a biography -- Diane : a biography -- Yvonne and Janardana dua adhikari : an autobiography -- Conclusions. The future of ISKCON -- Appendixes -- Glossary -- References.