Leading the Hare Krishna movement

• Verfasst von: Burt, Angela [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Leading the Hare Krishna movement
• Titelzusatz: the crisis of succession in the international society for Krishna consciousness
• Verf.angabe: Angela R. Burt
• Verlagsort: London ; New York
• Verlag: Routledge
• Jahr: 2024
• Umfang: xvi, 215 Seiten
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Routledge new religions
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-032-24940-7
• ISBN: 978-1-032-26903-0
• Schlagwörter: (k)Hare-Krischna-Bewegung / (s)Religiöser Führer / (s)Nachfolge / (z)Geschichte 1977-1987
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe (Taylor & Francis): Burt, Angela: Leading the Hare Krishna movement. - Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge,, 2024. - 1 online resource (xvi, 215 pages)
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe (Proquest EBook Central): Burt, Angela R.: Leading the Hare Krishna Movement. - 1st ed.. - Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. - 1 online resource (232 pages)
• K10plus-PPN: 1867499495

Abstract

"This book examines issues of leadership and succession in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) which was founded in by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1966. After the founder's death in 1977, the movement was led by a group of gurus in a 'zonal system' until their authority was challenged and reformed in the mid-1980s. At the heart of the book is an exploration of the developments, conflicts and defining characteristics of leadership in ISKCON in this decade. Themes of hierarchy, status, power and authority and the routinisation of charisma are shown to be key to understanding the events of the time. With careful analysis of interviews and documentary evidence, the research offers a unique insight into ISKCON as an organisation and the broader religious community in which ISKCON is located. The book will be of particular interest to scholars of new religious movements and those concerned with religious leadership"--