The Hare Krishna Movement
Bryant, Edwin (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) / Ekstrand, Maria (Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco)
Dancing and chanting with their shaven heads and saffron robes, Hare Krishnas presented the most visible face of any of the eastern religions transplanted to the West during the sixties and seventies. Yet few people know much about them. This comprehensive study includes more than twenty contributions from members, ex-members, and academics who have followed the Hare Krishna movement for years. Since the death of its founder, the movement, als...