Transcendent in America: Hindu-Inspired Meditation Movements as New Religion (New and Alternative Religions)

by Lola Williamson (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2010

  $104.76

  Combining Hinduism with Western concepts and values, a new hybrid form of religion has developed in the US over the past century. This title traces the history of various Hindu-inspired movements in America, and argues that together they constitute a discrete category of religious practice, a distinct and identifiable form of new religion.

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $35.58

  Traces the history of various Hindu-inspired movements in America, and argues that together they constitute a discrete category of religious practice, a distinct and identifiable form of new religion. This book offers an overview of the emergence of these movements through examining exchanges between Indian Hindus and American intellectuals.