From Yoga to Kabbalah
Religious Exoticism and the Logics of Bricolage
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- Kiadó OUP USA
- Megjelenés dátuma 2014. június 26.
- ISBN 9780199997626
- Kötéstípus Keménykötés
- Terjedelem408 oldal
- Méret 163x239x25 mm
- Súly 814 g
- Nyelv angol 0
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Rövid leírás:
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.
TöbbHosszú leírás:
The popularization of yoga and meditation, public curiosity about shamanism, and the recent craze for kabbalah all demonstrate the rising appeal of these religious resources in western contemporary societies. What is it about them that fascinates the Westerns who take the classes and join the centers? 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. As a consequence, religious exoticism tells us as much about the ways in which religious resources are disseminated globally as it does about the construction of the self in contemporary societies.
From Yoga to Kabbalah explores how these "exotic" religious resources cross cultural boundaries and become global, what makes them appealing in western societies, and how they are instrumentalized and for what purposes. V--ronique Altglas uses the two case studies of the Hindu-based movements in France and Britain since the mid-1990s, 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 in-depth understanding of its contemporary significance. Ultimately, the book enhances understanding of the globalization of religion (how religions are disseminated transnationally), syncretism and bricolage (how religions are modified through cultural encounters), and of religious life in neoliberal societies (how contemporary forms of religiosity reflects core features of contemporary social life).
This book is pioneering, important, critical, and timely. It shows that Kabbalah Centres in four different countries and neo-Hindu movements in France and Britain raise some fascinating theoretical questions which challenge conventional thinking about bricolage, religious exoticism, and psychological self-realization. The combination of lively ethnographic detail and conceptual precision is truly impressive and will appeal to all readers with interests in social, religious, and cultural logics.
Tartalomjegyzék:
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Cultural and Historical Dimensions of Religious Exoticism
Chapter 2: Religious Exoticism, Belonging and Identities: the Discomfort of Bricolage
Chapter 3: Universalizing and De-contextualizing Exotic Religious Resources
Chapter 4: Universalistic Ambitions, Local Realities: Bricolage in (national) context
Chapter 5: The Psychologization of Exotic Religious Resources
Chapter 6: Bricolage and the Social Significance of Self-realization
Chapter 7: Religious Exoticism and the "New Petite Bourgeoisie"
Conclusion
References
Index
