Eastspirit : transnational spirituality and religious circulation in east and west /

Eastspirit : transnational spirituality and religious circulation in east and west /

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 pres...

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Other Authors: Borup, Jørn.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: International Studies in Religion and Society 29.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004328082.

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Spirituality > Asia.
East and West.
Asia > Religion.

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Call Number: BL1033

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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.