Gurus in the US offers an outstanding creation to the guru phenomenon within the usa, with in-depth analyses of 9 very important Hindu gurus—Adi Da, Ammachi, Mayi Chidvilasananda, Gurani Anjali, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Osho, Ramana Maharshi, Sai Baba, and Swami Bhaktivedanta. All of those authorities have attracted major followings within the U.S. and approximately all have lived right here for huge sessions of time. The book’s individuals talk about the features of every guru’s teachings, the heritage of every stream, and the actual building of Hinduism every one guru bargains. members additionally handle the non secular and cultural interplay, translation, and transplantation that happens while authorities provide their teachings in the USA. this can be a attention-grabbing advisor that might elucidate a huge point in America’s different and ever-changing religious landscape.

“…the authors follow good educational methodologies to their reviews. yet in addition they gesture beyond—to the specialists themselves and their roots inside an historic lineage of professionals, masters, sages, and realizers. fairly except its contribution to spiritual scholarship, authorities in the USA invitations readers to a extra intimate acquaintance—not in basic terms with the routine, companies, and organisations bearing the names of those awesome lecturers, yet to the lecturers themselves and the wisdom-teachings they've got expounded.” — substitute Spirituality and faith Review

“There are a few high quality and informative essays during this anthology … this quantity will locate its approach into university classes on Hinduism round the nation. The anthology comprises discussions of a few attention-grabbing and provocative figures that many scholars and normal readers will enjoy.” — foreign magazine of Hindu Studies

“This new assortment specializes in 9 modern Hindu experts who've made an impression on spiritual lifestyles within the US … [Its] advantage is its taking the encounters heavily and fascinating them either theoretically (as they problem theology and philosophy), and when it comes to new methods of perform they require.” — CHOICE

“I just like the intrinsic fascination of the subject material for someone who has studied South Asia or is drawn to the migration of Indian suggestion and perform to the West in fresh decades.” — Thomas B. Coburn, writer of Encountering the Goddess: A Translation of the Devī-Māhātmya and a learn of Its Interpretation

“A variety of the members write not just as academically knowledgeable and considerate students, but in addition as devotees; or as these whose lives ultimately were touched in a good demeanour via the experts of whom they write; or by means of an outstanding adventure with the guru’s ashram or neighborhood of disciples. it really is noteworthy that their own studies or religious commitments don't restrict their willingness and talent to have interaction their subject matters from a serious, scholarly point of view. certainly, their stories improve their realizing of the material.” — William okay. Mahony, writer of The crafty Universe: An advent to the Vedic non secular Imagination

Thomas A. Forsthoefel is affiliate Professor of spiritual stories at Mercyhurst collage. he's the writer of understanding past wisdom: Epistemologies of non secular adventure in Classical and glossy Advaita.

At Claremont McKenna university, Cynthia Ann Humes is leader expertise Officer and Director of data expertise companies and affiliate Professor of Philosophy and spiritual stories. She is coeditor (with Bradley R. Hertel) of residing Banaras: Hindu faith in Cultural Context, additionally released through SUNY Press.