Illustrations: 18 B/w Illustrations Description: The present work outlines the history of Krishna Chaitanya, the founder, and the history of the Movement and al

The Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition is famous for its depth of devotion to Krishna, the blue-hued Deity. Chaitanya Vaishnavas are known for having refined the pra

Dancing and chanting with their shaven heads and saffron robes, Hare Krishnas presented the most visible face of any of the eastern religions transplanted to th

The Birth of Kirtan: The Life and Teachings of Chaitanya is the biography of a mystic saint who pioneered devotional yoga (Bhakti) in sixteenth-century India an

Description: Although some aspects of the medieval bhakti movements are known or have been viewed by the historians from their own angles of vision, much remain