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Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies
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Overview
- Introduction to yoga and meditation studies
- History of yoga and meditation in South Asia
- Doctrinal perspectives: technique and praxis
- Global and regional transmissions
- Disciplinary framings
In addition to up-to-date explorations of the history of yoga and meditation in the Indian subcontinent, new contexts include a case study of yoga and meditation in the contemporary Tibetan diaspora, and unique summaries of historical developments in Japan and Latin America as well as an introduction to the growing academic study of yoga in Korea. Underpinned by critical and theoretical engagement, the volume provides an in-depth guide to the history of yoga and meditation studies and combines the best of established research with attention to emerging directions for future investigation. This handbook will be of interest to multidisciplinary academic audiences from across the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
Chapters 1, 4, 9, 12, and 27 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781138484863 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 10/29/2020 |
Pages: | 564 |
Product dimensions: | 6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d) |
About the Author
Karen O'Brien-Kop is a lecturer in Asian Religions and Ethics at the University of Roehampton, UK.