Claire C Robison
Biographic Data
| ID | 8754224 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claire C Robison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claire C |
| FAMILY NAME | Robison |
| SIGNATURE | ROBISON C C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bringing Krishna Back to India
The Hare Krishnas have long been associated with American hippie culture and New Age religious movements. But they have developed deeply rooted communities in India and throughout the world over the past 50 years. Known officially as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), this once-marginal religious community now wields vast economic assets, political influence, and a posh identity endorsed by Indian business tycoons and B…
Conclusion
The conclusion of this study considers ISKCON’s identity in India as a form of religious modernity, grounded in revising religion through refiguring devotees’ relation to family, religion, nation, and culture. ISKCON’s growth in Mumbai as a globalized religious organization demonstrates that local, lived religion in urban India today is intertwined with transnational networks, even alongside rhetorics of traditionalism. Today, this lived religion…
Introduction
The study of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has historically centered on its early North American communities. However, the most sustained growth of this transnational religious community over the past few decades has been in India. This book offers an account of one vibrant ISKCON community in the megacity of Mumbai, at the Radha Gopinath temple in Chowpatty. The introduction situates ISKCON’s formation in urban Ind…
Hinglaj Devi
Studies of shared religious spaces and their shifting identities are now established fields of study in research on religion in South Asia. Historical and ethnographic studies have contributed to t...
Hinglaj Devi
Studies of shared religious spaces and their shifting identities are now established fields of study in research on religion in South Asia. Historical and ethnographic studies have contributed to t...
Hinglaj Devi
Studies of shared religious spaces and their shifting identities are now established fields of study in research on religion in South Asia. Historical and ethnographic studies have contributed to t...
Bringing Krishna Back to India
The Hare Krishnas have long been associated with American hippie culture and New Age religious movements. But they have developed deeply rooted communities in India and throughout the world over the past 50 years. Known officially as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), this once-marginal religious community now wields vast economic assets, political influence, and a posh identity endorsed by Indian business tycoons and B…
Conclusion
The conclusion of this study considers ISKCON’s identity in India as a form of religious modernity, grounded in revising religion through refiguring devotees’ relation to family, religion, nation, and culture. ISKCON’s growth in Mumbai as a globalized religious organization demonstrates that local, lived religion in urban India today is intertwined with transnational networks, even alongside rhetorics of traditionalism. Today, this lived religion…
Introduction
The study of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has historically centered on its early North American communities. However, the most sustained growth of this transnational religious community over the past few decades has been in India. This book offers an account of one vibrant ISKCON community in the megacity of Mumbai, at the Radha Gopinath temple in Chowpatty. The introduction situates ISKCON’s formation in urban Ind…
Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (3 works) · History (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Geography (1 work)