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From yoga to Kabbalah : religious exoticism and the logics of bricolage /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Altglas, Véronique (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Cabala > History and criticism.
Yoga.
Judaism > Relations > Hinduism.
Hinduism > Relations > Judaism.
Mysticism > Judaism.
Cabala > History.
Kabbale > Histoire.
Mysticisme > Judaïsme.
Judaïsme > Relations > Hindouisme.
Hindouisme > Relations > Judaïsme.
Yoga (philosophy)
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION > Theology.
Cabala
Hinduism
Interfaith relations
Judaism
Mysticism > Judaism
Yoga
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199380336
0199380333
9780199997640
0199997640
9781306562355
130656235X