MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01581cam a2200313 i 4500
001 2012494227
003 DLC
005 20130416115951.0
008 120906s2012 stk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012494227
020 $a9781903765517 (pbk)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBL1274.24$b.W48 2012
082 04 $a294.5/56$223
100 1 $aWhaling, Frank,$d1934-
245 10 $aUnderstanding the Brahma Kumaris /$cFrank Whaling.
264 1 $aEdinburgh :$bDunedin,$c2012.
300 $axxi, 137 pages ;$c22 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aUnderstanding faith
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 124-127) and index.
505 0 $aMachine generated contents note: 1.Dada Lekhraj and the Sindi background of the Brahma Kumaris -- 2.Dada Lekhraj's Visions and the beginning of the Brahma Kumaris -- 3.Growth of the Brahma Kumaris and opposition to them -- 4.Om Mandli in Karachi -- 5.Mount Abu -- 6.Expansion -- 7.Implications of the Changes -- 8.A Model of the Brahma Kumari Tradition -- 9.What About the Future?.
520 $aThe Brahma Kumaris are a new spiritual tradition. The movement now has over 450,000 adherents world-wide in more than 100 countries. In this book Frank Whaling seeks to understand the Brahma Kumaris. As with all spiritual traditions, the Brahma Kumaris are different, bewildering, fascinating in their newness and in their complexity.
650 0 $aBrahmakumari.
650 0 $aHindu sects.
650 0 $aHinduism.