Is the Body the Temple of the Soul? - Modern Yoga Practice as a Psychosocial Phenomenon

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-83-233-4008-9
Verlag: Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 257 mm x 171 mm, Gewicht: 388 g

This book interprets the social significance of yoga in a world that emphasizes corporeality and the body. Immersing himself in the social world of hatha yoga participants, from an urban studio to a mountain retreat, the author's personal experience with positions and techniques, group meditation, and joint mantra is juxtaposed against interviews, photographs, video recordings on the social meaning of yoga, and philosophical analyses of where the physical and spiritual meet. This book's use of empirical qualitative research and participant observation allows for close analysis, even outright experiencing of the participants' world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Konecki, Krzysztof

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Alternative Glaubensformen Eklektizismus, Esoterik, Anthroposophie, Theosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Fitness, Freizeitsport, Gesundheitssport

Über Autor(innen)

Krzysztof T. Konecki is a professor of sociology at the University of Lodz and editor in chief of Qualitative Sociology Review.