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Bringing Krishna back to India : global and local networks in a Hare Krishna temple in Mumbai
Title
Bringing Krishna back to India : global and local networks in a Hare Krishna temple in Mumbai / Claire C. Robison.
ISBN
9780197656488
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Copyright Notice Date
©2024
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
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Summary
'Bringing Krishna Back to India' examines the place of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), in Mumbai, India's business and entertainment capital, where ISKCON draws Indians from diverse regional and religious backgrounds and devotees adopt a conservative religious identity amidst a neoliberal urban context. By inhabiting a Hindu revivalist role, ISKCON educates Hindus and Jains into a new vision of their own traditions and promotes greater religiosity in Indian public life. This contradicts notions that societies are moving towards secularism and highlights how new religious identities are fashioned amidst industrialized urban spaces, such as college campuses, corporate wellness retreats, and Bollywood celebrity events.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 09, 2024
Series
Oxford scholarship online
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Specialized.
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