Buying Buddha, Selling Rumi

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 aug 2020

The commodification of eastern religious traditions in modern western capitalism is addressed by the author of "Pilgrimage In Islam", taking on the commercialisation of eastern cultures as mysticism evident in meditation pillows, tourist retreats and other aspects of the spiritual and new age.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781786077714
ISBN-10: 178607771X
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: integrated greyscale illustrations
Dimensiuni: 146 x 224 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Oneworld Publications

Notă biografică

Sophia Rose Arjana is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Western Kentucky University. Her previous books include Pilgrimage in Islam, also published by Oneworld, and Muslims in the Western Imagination, which was a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Year. She lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Cuprins

Introduction

1 Histories of Religion and Mysticism

2 Cultural Colonialism, Muddled Orientalism, and the Mystic Poor

3 Mysticism, Incorporated

4 Hindu Hippies and Boulder Buddhists

5 Rumimaniacs

6 Lost, Star Wars, and Mystical Hollywood

Postscript

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Descriere

How Eastern religions are commodified in the modern world, and why it matters

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