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| Hare Krishna Transformed (The New and Alternative Religions Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: E. Rochford
Publisher: NYU Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $23.00 (54.14 RON)
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 209439
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 285
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0814775799
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.5512
EAN: 9780814775790
ASIN: 0814775799
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
Is an religious institution the same as a religion? November 4, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In answer to Linda M. Steven's review of Burke Rochford's Hare Krishna Transformed, I have to wonder if she understands that there is a difference between a religion, or a religious social movement, and its institutional expression. Almost no religious institution lives up to the ideas of the founder/founders and ISKCON is no exception.
I believe the reasons for this are the high ideals of religious scriptures and exemplars, and the actual consciousness of those who claim allegiance to them. To fulfill the original charter of an organization called the International Society for Krishna Consciousness is a tall order. I believe Rochford has shown the heroic efforts of those who tried to fulfill the order, even if they failed. In my experience, most of the devotees of the Hare Krishna religion are very sincere, and they have found the founder's teachings to be more than adequate.
The institution--that's another story.
Extraordinary insight June 8, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In interesting and perceptive look at the political wrangling that has gone on within the movement's leadership over the years. Burke-Rochford speculates with regard to the future direction of ISKCON as a religious institution, and documents the experiences of second generation Hare Krishnas throughout their early school years. This could be a book that outsiders see as evidence of ISKCON's inadequacy as a spiritual movement. My own thoughts were that the evidence presented was exactly as I expected, and that such an open examination can only serve to facilitate a stronger move forward in the right direction.
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