From yoga to Kabbalah
Religious Exoticism and the Logics of Bricolage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20426147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Altgla (0000-0002-3408-3946, corresponding author), Véronique Altglas |
| Year | 2014 |
| Pages | 393 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | From yoga to Kabbalah (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| OpenAlex | W4240025533 |
| ISBN | 9780199997626 |
| Open Library | OL31176388M |
| Language | EN |
The popularisation of Buddhism, yoga and meditation, public curiosity about shamanism and Sufism, and the recent craze for Kabbalah all demonstrate the appeal of foreign religious traditions to a wide audience in advanced industrial societies. Strange and enticing, their perceived otherness seems to lend them authenticity and to nourish hopes for the discovery of mysteries and hidden truths. This book uncovers the historical and socio-cultural logics that organise practices of bricolage
Aesthetics · Alterity · Art · Buddhism · Epistemology · Exoticism · Hinduism · Islam · Jewish mysticism · Kabbalah · Mysticism · Political science · Sociology · Sufism · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Philosophy · Religious studies · Cabala · History and criticism · Judaism · Mysticism, judaism · Relations · Yoga
| Highly cited | No |
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