Meditation and Culture: The Interplay of Practice and Context

Behind the stereotype of a solitary meditator closing his eyes to the world, meditation always takes place in close interaction with the surrounding culture. Meditation and Culture: The Interplay of Practice and Context explores cases in which the relation between meditative practice and cultural co...

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Main Author: Eifring, Halvor (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London Bloomsbury Publishing 2015
In:Year: 2015
Further subjects:B Meditation
B Religion and culture
B Electronic books
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Summary:Behind the stereotype of a solitary meditator closing his eyes to the world, meditation always takes place in close interaction with the surrounding culture. Meditation and Culture: The Interplay of Practice and Context explores cases in which the relation between meditative practice and cultural context is particularly complex. The internationally-renowned contributors discuss practices that travel from one culture to another, or are surrounded by competing cultures. They explore cultures that bring together competing practices, or that are themselves mosaics of elements of different origin
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ISBN:1472579909