ISBN: 9780199997640

Religious exoticism implies a deeply ambivalent relationship to otherness and to religion itself: traditional religious teachings are uprooted and fragmented in order to be appropriated a… Mehr…

Religious exoticism implies a deeply ambivalent relationship to otherness and to religion itself: traditional religious teachings are uprooted and fragmented in order to be appropriated as practical methods for personal growth. Western contemporary societies have seen the massive popularization of such "exotic" religious resources as yoga and meditation, Shamanism, Buddhism, Sufism, and Kabbalah. Vronique Altglas shows that these trends inform us about how religious resources are disseminated globally, as well as how the self is constructed in society. She uses two case studies: the Hindu-based movements in France and Britain that started in the 1970s, and the Kabbalah Centre in France, Britain, Brazil, and Israel. She draws upon major qualitative and cross-cultural empirical investigations to conceptualize religious exoticism and offer a nuanced and original understanding of its contemporary significance. From Yoga to Kabbalah broadens scholarly understanding of the globalization of religion, how religions are modified through cultural encounters, and of religious life in neoliberal societies.; PDF; History & Transport > Humanities > History: earliest times to present day > Modern history to 20th c, Oxford University Press<

2014, ISBN: 9780199997640

Religious Exoticism and the Logics of Bricolage, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Religious exoticism implies a deeply ambivalent relationship to otherness and to religion itself: traditiona… Mehr…

Religious Exoticism and the Logics of Bricolage, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Religious exoticism implies a deeply ambivalent relationship to otherness and to religion itself: traditional religious teachings are uprooted and fragmented in order to be appropriated as practical methods for personal growth. Western contemporary societies have seen the massive popularization of such &quote;exotic&quote; religious resources as yoga and meditation, Shamanism, Buddhism, Sufism, and Kabbalah. Vronique Altglas shows that these trends inform us about how religious resources are disseminated globally, as well as how the self is constructed in society. She uses two case studies: the Hindu-based movements in France and Britain that started in the 1970s, and the Kabbalah Centre in France, Britain, Brazil, and Israel. She draws upon major qualitative and cross-cultural empirical investigations to conceptualize religious exoticism and offer a nuanced and original understanding of its contemporary significance. From Yoga to Kabbalah broadens scholarly understanding of the globalization of religion, how religions are modified through cultural encounters, and of religious life in neoliberal societies. [PU: Oxford University Press], Seiten: 400, Oxford University Press, 2014<

ISBN: 9780199997640

This book aims to provide an understanding of religious exoticism, and of the ways in which certain foreign religious practices and beliefs are disseminated and appropriated through conte… Mehr…

This book aims to provide an understanding of religious exoticism, and of the ways in which certain foreign religious practices and beliefs are disseminated and appropriated through contemporary practices of bricolage.; PDF; Politics, Philosphy & Religion > Religion & beliefs > Religion: general, Taylor and Francis<

2014, ISBN: 9780199997640

Religious Exoticism and the Logics of Bricolage, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: Oxford University Press], Oxford University Press, 2014

ISBN: 0199997640

From Yoga to Kabbalah - Religious Exoticism and the Logics of Bricolage: ab 39.99 € Medien > Bücher > E-books, [PU: Oxford University Press]