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, also known as the International Society for Krishna
Consciousness (ISKCON), has experienced debates over the roles of
authority, heresy, and dissent, which have led to the development
of several splinter movements. There is a growing women's rights
movement and a highly publicized child abuse scandal. Providing a
privileged look at the people and issues shaping ISKCON, this
volume also offers insight into the complex factors surrounding the
emergence of religious traditions, including early Christianity, as
well as a glimpse of the original seeds and the germinating stages
of a religious tradition putting down roots in foreign soil.
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