{"product_id":"the-hare-krishnas-in-india","title":"The Hare Krishnas in India","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis entertaining and sensitive book deepens our knowledge by tracing the\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003epaths of those WEstern Hare Krishnas who eventually travelled to or lived\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ein India. Charls Brooks describes in full detail the work of the 'reverse\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003emissionaries' in the town of Vrindaban--which, since it is traditionally\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003econsidered to be identical with Krishna's spiritual world, is one of the\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eholiest places in India and the site of some of its most engaging rituals.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eHave the Western Hare Krishnas really become part of Indian culture? Can it\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ebe that Indians accept these foreigners as essentially Hindu and even\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ebrahman? Brooks answers in a way that radically challenges our accepted\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eimages of Indian social dynamics. Analyzing the remarkable success of the\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eInternational Society for Krishna Consciousness and their temple complex in\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eVrindaban, Brooks describes the intricate social, economic and religious\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003erelationships between Westerners and Indians. He demonstrates that social\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003erank in the town is based not only on caste but also on religious\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ecompetence: many Indians of Vrindaban believe, in Bhakti-vedanta's words,\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ethat \"Krishna is for all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReview(s)\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author(s)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MLBD PUBLICATION","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51272704065834,"sku":"CRAZY-9789359039848","price":32.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/files\/1013_f1511259-59fc-465e-b28b-6fa591661ca8.jpg?v=1773919371","url":"https:\/\/crazyshelf.com\/products\/the-hare-krishnas-in-india","provider":"Crazyshelf.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}