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DESCRIPTION:Hindu Gurus in an American Context Hinduism entered America in 
 two ways: through immigrant Hindus and through missionary gurus. The Hindu
 ism created by the first group is family-centered and attempts to preserve
  traditional values and practices\; the latter form of Hinduism breaks wit
 h tradition to create something appealing to a western clientele. Yet even
  with these innovations\, American followers of Hindu gurus inherit aspect
 s of Hinduism that are inimical to a modern western lifestyle. They find t
 hemselves caught in an irreconcilable tension between asceticism and world
 ly goals\; between ideals of submission to a guru and a western emphasis o
 n self-reliance\; between the value of equanimity and an imperative to exp
 ress their feelings. This presentation examines how American disciples of 
 Hindu gurus reconcile this tension and speculates about an emerging wave o
 f Hindu practice that might be called American Tantra.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
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SUMMARY:SAC presents: Lola Williamson
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Hindu Gurus in an American Context Hinduism en
 tered America in two ways: through immigrant Hindus and through missionary
  gurus. The Hinduism created by the first group is family-centered and att
 empts to preserve traditional values and practices\; the latter form of Hi
 nduism breaks with tradition to create something appealing to a western cl
 ientele. Yet even with these innovations\, American followers of Hindu gur
 us inherit aspects of Hinduism that are inimical to a modern western lifes
 tyle. They find themselves caught in an irreconcilable tension between asc
 eticism and worldly goals\; between ideals of submission to a guru and a w
 estern emphasis on self-reliance\; between the value of equanimity and an 
 imperative to express their feelings. This presentation examines how Ameri
 can disciples of Hindu gurus reconcile this tension and speculates about a
 n emerging wave of Hindu practice that might be called American Tantra.&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
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