Embodied reception: South Asian spiritualities in contemporary contexts
"This volume investigates contemporary bodily practices as a mode of transmitting and receiving South Asian religious and spiritual traditions. The collection's essays explore processes of adoption and adaptation, and the ways in which somatic religious practices are transplanted into new...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Sheffield, UK Bristol, CT
Equinox
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | The study of religion in a global context
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Spirituality
/ Bodiliness
/ Ritual
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B South Asia Religion B Identification (religion) B Conference program 2021 (Bergen, Norwegen) B Human Body Religious aspects |
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| Summary: | "This volume investigates contemporary bodily practices as a mode of transmitting and receiving South Asian religious and spiritual traditions. The collection's essays explore processes of adoption and adaptation, and the ways in which somatic religious practices are transplanted into new contexts, acquiring new meanings and generating dynamics of their own"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | viii, 295 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-80050-353-3 978-1-80050-354-0 |
