Bhakti, Sank̇ir̄tana and Gaudiya Vaisnavism

The thesis investigated the socio-theological complexity of medieval Gaudiya Vaisnavism and its current development, the Hare Krishna Movement. The study was simultaneously critical and emic. It (1) uncovered medieval concepts not found in contemporary literature; and, (2) developed pathways through which religion can be sociologically and psychologically elucidated and clarified.