Hare Krishna expansion in contexts of crisis: Redefining social mobilization in Chile through a religious perspective Expansión Hare Krishna en contextos de crisis: Resignificando la movilización social desde una perspectiva religiosa en Chile

Abstract

This paper focuses on the expansion of the Hare Krishna movement in Santiago, Chile, analysing mobilization discourse and mechanisms adopted in the face of the social upheavals of the new millennium. It seeks to understand not only recent internal transformation of the Hare Krishna movement, but also to identify social action strategies and independent policies concerning social issues in the public arena. We will analyse the active position the religious group has embraced in a context of growing social demands and how its actions are guided by the philosophical and spiritual conception of its doctrine.