Véronique Altglas

From Yoga to Kabbalah (eBook, PDF)

Religious Exoticism and the Logics of Bricolage

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Produktbeschreibung

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. Véronique 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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199997640
• Artikelnr.: 40776169

Autorenporträt

Véronique Altglas is Lecturer in Sociology at Queen's University Belfast. She has conducted research on the transnational expansion of neo-Hindu movements and the Kabbalah Centre, the management of minority religions in France and Britain, and anti-Semitism.

Inhaltsangabe

* 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