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2015 | 18 | 239-251

Article title

Hare Krishna Movement in the Brazilian Way

Content

Title variants

ES
La manera de ser del Movimiento Hare Krishna en Brasil

Languages of publication

EN ES

Abstracts

EN
The purpose of this essay is to present a brief outline of the Hare Krishna movement in Brazil. Initially, it shows the extent to which the Hare Krishna movement was able to fit into the context of Brazilian society, during the nineteen-seventies when its presence was first perceived. This is followed by a description of a case concerning a specific Hare Krishna temple in the south of Brazil, Porto Alegre. Tensions were observed among the followers of the Hare Krishna doctrine in Porto Alegre, especially between a family of devotees who financially supported the Temple – functioning in their vegetarian restaurant – and the ISKCON’s leadership and its congregation. Finally, a short analysis is made on the idea of considering the Brazilian Hare Krishna movement a typical way of doing a traditional Hare Krishna movement – in Brazilian societal attributes. In other words: Is it possible to consider the Hare Krishna movement originally rooted and traditionally genuine from any country?
ES
La propuesta para este artículo es enseñar un panorama breve acerca del movimiento Hare Krishna en Brasil. Inicialmente, se mostrará las circunstancias y los hechos en los cuales favorecieron encajar el movimiento Hare Krishna en el contexto social brasileño a lo largo de los años setenta, cuando fue percibida su presencia en el Brasil. A partir de ahí, se va a seguir con la descripción etnográfica, específicamente, del templo Hare Krishna ubicado en el sur de Brasil en la ciudad de Porto Alegre. Conflictos y tensiones fueron constatados en esta comunidad de devotos, principalmente, entre la familia de devotos que mantenían el templo financieramente y los líderes representantes de la tradición del movimiento Hare Krishna (ISKCON). En conclusión, se hará una reflexión teórica en el intento de cuadrar el movimiento Hare Krishna dentro de una manera de ser brasileña y, por esa razón, buscar contestar la siguiente pregunta: ¿Se puede considerar que el movimiento Hare Krishna es originalmente ubicado y tradicionalmente genuino desde algún país?

Year

Issue

18

Pages

239-251

Physical description

Dates

received
2014-07
validated
2015-03

Contributors

  • University of Tarragona, Spain
  • Federal University of the Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

References

  • Adami, Vítor Hugo (2005), Transgressions and Concessions of a Westbound Hinduism: An Ethnographic Study About the Hare Krishna Movement, Master Dissertation PUC-RS, Porto Alegre
  • Guerriero, Silas (1989), The Hare Krishna Movement in Brazil: the Religious Community of Nova Gokula, Master Dissertation, PUC, São Paulo
  • Markey, John F. (1926), “A Redefinition of Social Phenomena: Giving a Basis for Compara-tive Sociology”. The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 31, No. 6, May, pp. 733-743
  • Rochford, E. Burke Jr. (1985), Hare Krishna in America, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New York
  • Silveira, Marcos (1999), Hari Nama Sankirtana: An Ethnographic Study of a Ritual Process, Doctoral Thesis, UNB, DF. Brasília

Document Type

Publication order reference

Identifiers

YADDA identifier

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