Description: From Yoga to Kabbalah : Religious Exoticism and the Logics of Bricolage, Paperback by Altglas, Veronique, ISBN 0199997632, ISBN-13 9780199997633, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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.
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Book Title: From Yoga to Kabbalah : Religious Exoticism and the Logics of Bri
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Name: From Yoga to Kabbalah : Religious Exoticism and the Logics of Bricolage
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: Judaism / General, Hinduism / General, Comparative Religion, Yoga, Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism
Item Height: 1.3 in
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Véronique Altglas
Subject Area: Religion, Health & Fitness
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
