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.
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.
Angela R. Burt is a lecturer at the Australian Catholic University, where she teaches religion and sociology. She has documented the early history of the Hare Krishna movement in her role as project manager and researcher for the ISKCON Oral History Project since its inception in 2003. She is the author of Hare Krishna in the Twenty-First Century.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgements A note on the spelling of Sanskrit words Glossary List of interviewees 1. Introduction 2. The issue of succession 3. A crisis of charismatic leadership in the post-succession period 4. The routinisation of charisma: The guru reform movement 5. Experiences of disciples of the gurus and women 6. Long-term effects of the zonal acharya system and the guru reform movement 7. Hierarchy, status, and the distribution of power and authority 8. Systemic and individual issues in religious leadership in ISKCON 9. Conclusion Bibliography
Acknowledgements A note on the spelling of Sanskrit words Glossary List of interviewees 1. Introduction 2. The issue of succession 3. A crisis of charismatic leadership in the post-succession period 4. The routinisation of charisma: The guru reform movement 5. Experiences of disciples of the gurus and women 6. Long-term effects of the zonal acharya system and the guru reform movement 7. Hierarchy, status, and the distribution of power and authority 8. Systemic and individual issues in religious leadership in ISKCON 9. Conclusion Bibliography
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