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Is the Body the Temple of the Soul? - Modern Yoga Practice as a Psychosocial Phenomenon
Krzysztof T. Konecki
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Description for Is the Body the Temple of the Soul? - Modern Yoga Practice as a Psychosocial Phenomenon
Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1000.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
388g
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Krakow, Poland
ISBN
9788323340089
SKU
V9788323340089
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About Krzysztof T. Konecki
Krzysztof T. Konecki is a professor of sociology at the University of Lodz and editor in chief of Qualitative Sociology Review.
Reviews for Is the Body the Temple of the Soul? - Modern Yoga Practice as a Psychosocial Phenomenon
An original work that brings new findings to the sociology of culture and sociology of religion. It is based on deep empirical research and diagnoses a phenomenon that is new and increasingly significant, not only in Poland.
Grazyna Woroniecka, University of Warsaw
Grazyna Woroniecka, University of Warsaw