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By Ann Gleig,Lola Williamson

Exploring homegrown routine and figures, pronounces “American Hinduism” as a unique non secular tradition.

Today, a brand new level within the improvement of Hinduism in the United States is taking form. After a century of experimentation in which american citizens welcomed Indian authorities who adjusted their teachings to house the recent international context, “American Hinduism” can now rightly be referred to as its personal culture instead of an imported faith. consequently, this non secular course is now headed through leaders born in North the US. Homegrown Gurus explores this phenomenon in essays approximately those figures and their networks. numerous academics and routine are thought of, together with Ram Dass, Siddha Yoga, and Amrit Desai and Kripalu Yoga, between others. contradictory developments fast develop into obvious: an expanding Westernization of Hindu practices and values along a renewed curiosity in conventional kinds of Hinduism. those antagonistic sensibilities—innovation and upkeep, radicalism and recovery—are attribute of postmodernity and denote a brand new bankruptcy within the American assimilation of Hinduism.

“…a helpful exam of a few trendy American Hindus who've unfold Hinduism between american citizens and likewise, in varied methods, Americanized what used to be a overseas and unique religion.” — Anthropology evaluation Database

“Concentrating on North the US, this quantity bargains a well timed and significant workforce of essays that learn American Hinduism as a particular culture … It additionally makes use of a theoretically subtle method of study the complexities and issues—such as authenticity, innovation, maintenance, restoration, and radicalism—that come up from the assembly of divergent cultures … hugely recommended.” — CHOICE

Ann Gleig is Assistant Professor of spiritual experiences on the collage of valuable Florida.

Lola Williamson is affiliate Professor of spiritual reports at Millsaps university and the writer of Transcendent in the US: Hindu-Inspired Meditation activities as New Religion.

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