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Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Volume 14 (2023)
The Sociology of Yoga, Meditation, and Asian Asceticism
Series: - Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion, Volume: 14
This volume of the Annual Review for the Sociology of Religion adresses the challenges of the diversity and complexity of sociological approaches to Asian forms and dynamics of Asian or Asian-inpired ascetic ideas and practices. Eleven papers, written by scholars conducting researches in different geographic and cultural contexts, all contribute to enrich discussion on the relevance of sociological studies of Yoga, meditation and other ascetic techniques and traditions.
Contributors are: Zuzana Bártová, Loïc Bawidamann, Jørn Borup, Sally SJ Brown, Ugo Dessì, Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger, Marc Lebranchu, Patrick S.D. McCartney, Lionel Obadia, Matteo Di Placido, Alexandros Sakellariou, João Paulo P. Silveira, and Rafael Walthert.
Contributors are: Zuzana Bártová, Loïc Bawidamann, Jørn Borup, Sally SJ Brown, Ugo Dessì, Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger, Marc Lebranchu, Patrick S.D. McCartney, Lionel Obadia, Matteo Di Placido, Alexandros Sakellariou, João Paulo P. Silveira, and Rafael Walthert.
Lionel Obadia, PhD, (1999), Université de Lyon, France, is Professor of Anthropology. He is the author of 10 books and editor of 20 books, and has authored 180 chapters and journal articles on religion, Buddhism, magic, witchcraft and globalization.
Enzo Pace is a Professor of Sociology of Religion at the University of Padua. He has authored 42 books and several articles on the sociology of Islam, fundamentalism, religious pluralism, and digital religion.
Enzo Pace is a Professor of Sociology of Religion at the University of Padua. He has authored 42 books and several articles on the sociology of Islam, fundamentalism, religious pluralism, and digital religion.
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Sociological Approaches to Yoga and Asceticism An Introduction
ââLionel Obadia
1âItalian Zen and the Ways of Globalization
ââUgo Dessì
2âThe Yoga Field A Bourdieusian Account of Yogaâs Contested Status, Malleable Character and Hybrid Nature
ââMatteo Di Placido
3âThe Yoga Habitus in Contemporary Greek Society Religious, Spiritual or Secular Practice?
ââAlexandros Sakellariou
4âBuddhist Ritual Practices as Religious Practices Adapted to the Middle Class
ââZuzana Bártová
5âSpirituality A Significant Factor in Yoga Accessibility?
ââSally SJ Brown
6âYogaâs Own âN-wordâ and Afrakan-Inspired Yogic Ethnostates Kemetic Yoga and âNot Fucking Aroundâ with Colonizing Yogalandâs Newest Frontier
ââPatrick S.D. McCartney
7âBetween Market and Domestication The Quest for the Recognition of Yoga as Religion
ââLoïc Bawidamann and Rafael Walthert
8âYoga and Mindfulness as a Fluctuating Field
ââMarianne Qvortrup Fibiger and Jørn Borup
9âJapanese New Religions during the Pandemic A Study on Seicho-no-Ie and Shinsokan Meditation in Brazil
ââJoão Paulo P. Silveira
10âConnect to Disconnect The Ambivalent Impact of Smartphone Apps for the Practice of Yoga and Meditation
ââLionel Obadia
11âDaoism in the West From Orientalism to Western Neo-Daoism?
ââMarc Lebranchu
Index
Notes on Contributors
Sociological Approaches to Yoga and Asceticism An Introduction
ââLionel Obadia
1âItalian Zen and the Ways of Globalization
ââUgo Dessì
2âThe Yoga Field A Bourdieusian Account of Yogaâs Contested Status, Malleable Character and Hybrid Nature
ââMatteo Di Placido
3âThe Yoga Habitus in Contemporary Greek Society Religious, Spiritual or Secular Practice?
ââAlexandros Sakellariou
4âBuddhist Ritual Practices as Religious Practices Adapted to the Middle Class
ââZuzana Bártová
5âSpirituality A Significant Factor in Yoga Accessibility?
ââSally SJ Brown
6âYogaâs Own âN-wordâ and Afrakan-Inspired Yogic Ethnostates Kemetic Yoga and âNot Fucking Aroundâ with Colonizing Yogalandâs Newest Frontier
ââPatrick S.D. McCartney
7âBetween Market and Domestication The Quest for the Recognition of Yoga as Religion
ââLoïc Bawidamann and Rafael Walthert
8âYoga and Mindfulness as a Fluctuating Field
ââMarianne Qvortrup Fibiger and Jørn Borup
9âJapanese New Religions during the Pandemic A Study on Seicho-no-Ie and Shinsokan Meditation in Brazil
ââJoão Paulo P. Silveira
10âConnect to Disconnect The Ambivalent Impact of Smartphone Apps for the Practice of Yoga and Meditation
ââLionel Obadia
11âDaoism in the West From Orientalism to Western Neo-Daoism?
ââMarc Lebranchu
Index
Scholars in Religious Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, and other disciplines in Social Sciences and Humanities, particularly Asian Studies.