From yoga to Kabbalah : religious exoticism and the logics of bricolage
Title:
From yoga to Kabbalah : religious exoticism and the logics of bricolage
Author:
Altglas, Véronique, author.
ISBN:
9780199380336
9780199997640
9781306562355
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Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Abstract:
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.
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