Seeing Krishna in America : The Hindu Bhakti Tradition of Vallabhacharya in India and Its Movement to the West
Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix Preface 1 Introduction 5 Part One: Bhakti, Vallabha and the Search for the Sacred 11 1. The Vallabha Sampradaya 12 2. Seeing Krishna: Darshan as the Inward Journey 52 Part Two: Early History 69 3. Krishna's Many Mansions: Mughal Patronage and Expansion 73 4. Of Maharajas and Maharanas: Patronage and the Development of Regional Autonomy 86 Part Three: Pushtimarg in America 101 5. Vaishnavism Without Borders: Shri Nathji and the Journey Abroad 102 6. Fitting Pushtimarg into American Hinduism 134 7. The Challenges of the Diaspora 166 Glossary 187 Appendix 197 Chapter Notes 199 Bibliography 215 Index 225.