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Beschreibung
This book is a refreshingly original, multi-sited ethnography of transnational yoga that obliges us to look beyond postural practice (¿sana) in modern yoga research. It will be a valuable resource for Religious Studies, Anthropology, and South Asian Religions.
This book is a refreshingly original, multi-sited ethnography of transnational yoga that obliges us to look beyond postural practice (¿sana) in modern yoga research. It will be a valuable resource for Religious Studies, Anthropology, and South Asian Religions.
Über den Autor

Christopher Jain Miller is Professor of Jain and Yoga Studies and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Arihanta Institute, San Jose, USA; Visiting Professor at Claremont School of Theology, Los Angeles, USA; and Visiting Researcher at the University of Zürich's Asien-Orient-Institut, Zürich, Switzerland.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Engaged Alchemies: New Approaches to the Study of Contemporary Yoga; Chapter 1. Patanjali and Arjuna meet American Countercuisine: Yogic Diet and Selfless Service at Gurani Anjali's Yoga Anand Ashram, Long Island; Chapter 2. Yogananda's Sacred Music in Paradise: Ukuleles and the Unstruck Sound at Polestar Gardens, Hawaii; Chapter 3. Internalizing the Sacrifice in a Sacrifice Zone: Situating Purifying Pr¿¿¿y¿ma in Pollution at Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, Lonavala; Conclusion. Future Directions for the Study of Yoga; Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Fachbereich: Volkskunde
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Völkerkunde
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781032538693
ISBN-10: 1032538694
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Miller, Christopher Jain
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Christopher Jain Miller
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.01.2025
Gewicht: 0,292 kg
Artikel-ID: 130665563