Eastspirit : : transnational spirituality and religious circulation in east and west / / edited by Jorn Borup, Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger.
Mindfulness, yoga, Tantra, Zen, martial arts, karma, feng shui , Ayurveda. Eastern ideas and practices associated with Asian religions and spirituality have been accommodated to a global setting as both a spiritual/religious and a broader cultural phenomenon. ‘Eastern spirituality’ is present in org...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2017. |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International Studies in Religion and Society
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (339 pages). |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction / Jørn Borup and Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger
- Pizza, Curry, Skyr and Whirlpool Effects—Religious Circulations Between East and West / Jørn Borup
- Global Flows of Universal Energy? Aquatic Metaphors, Network Theory, and Modeling Reiki’s Development and Circulation in North America / Justin Stein
- Mindfulness on the Move: A Translocative Analysis of Global Mindfulness Flows / Jeff Wilson
- Śri Mātā Amṛtānandamayī Devī—The Global Worship of an Indian Female Guru / Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger
- Same Forms, Same Sensations? The Practice of Silent Sitting in Traditional Japanese and Contemporary Urban Settings / Inken Prohl
- ‘East’ and ‘West’ in the Kaleidoscope of Transculturality—The Discursive Production of the Kuṇḍalinī as a New Ontological Object Within and Beyond Orientalist Dichotomies / Dimitry Okropiridze
- Global Flows of Vietnamese Zen / Alexander Soucy
- Christianity and Positive Psychology—Are ‘Western’ Spiritual Practices Conquering the Chinese Spirit? / Gerda Wielander
- The Making of Power Spots: From New Age Spirituality to Shinto Spirituality / Norichika Horie
- The Significance of the Idea of Buddha’s Dependence on Kapila for the Rebirth of Sāṃkhyayoga in Nineteenth Century Bengal / Knut A. Jacobsen
- On the Road from Hinduism to Buddhism: Global Buddhism, the Conversion of Nepali Hindus, and What Comes Between / Cameron David Warner
- Young Buddhism: Analyzing Transnational Currents of Religion Among Ladakhi Buddhist Youth in India / Elizabeth Lane Williams-Oerberg
- Religious Encounters in Thailand: International Meditation Centers Within Transnational Settings / Brooke Schedneck
- Finding It: Echoes of America in Taiwan’s New Age / Paul J. Farrelly
- Index.