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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Altglas, Véronique.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Description:	vii, 393 pages ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Cabala -- History. Yoga. Judaism -- Relations -- Hinduism. Hinduism -- Relations -- Judaism. Mysticism -- Judaism. Cabala. Hinduism -- Relations -- Judaism. Judaism -- Relations -- Hinduism. Mysticism -- Judaism. Yoga. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10111420

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ISBN:	9780199997633 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0199997632 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780199997626 (cloth : alk. paper) 0199997624 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Cultural and Historical Dimensions of Religious Exoticism
2. Religious Exoticism, Belonging, and Identities: The Discomfort of Bricolage
3. Universalizing and De-contextualizrng Exotic Religious Resources
4. Universalistic Ambitions, Local Realities: Bricolage in (National) Context
5. The Psychologization of Exotic Religious Resources
6. Bricolage and the Social Significance of Self-Realization
7. Religious Exoticism and the "New Petite Bourgeoisie"
Conclusion
Notes
References
Index