Authenticity, Legitimacy and the Transglobal Yoga Industry - A Sociological Analysis of Shanti Mandir

This book is a sociological study of knowledge and knowers and explores the production and perceived value of 'yogic knowledge', how distinction is curated, and how access to this knowledge is gained. It will be of interest to researchers studying South Asian Studies, Religious Studies, Indian religion and yoga.

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Primary Texts Mentioned; A Brief Outline of this Book Part I Chapter 1. Entering the Temple of Peace; Chapter 2. The Ashram, its Surrounds and the Daily Schedule; Chapter 3. Shanti Mandir's Tradition, Lineage and Philosophies; Chapter 4. The Social Network and Symbolic Exchanges of Capital; Chapter 5. Marketing Yoga, San¿tana Dharma and Neo-Hinduism Part II Chapter 6. Reading the Guru-as-Text; Chapter 7. Dar¿ana's Double-bind: Shame, Anxiety and Celebration; Chapter 8. Suggesting ¿¿ntarasa: The Aesthetic Mood of Satsa¿ga Part III Chapter 9. Analysing Yoga's Knowledge Spectrum; Chapter 10. Cultivating Gazes and Knowledge Structures: Aesthetic Theories of Perception and Performance; Chapter 11. Exiting Shanti Mandir; Index

About the author

Patrick S.D. McCartney is a Phoenix Fellow at Hiroshima University, Japan. He is also a Research Associate at Nanzan University's Anthropological Institute, Japan, an ISRF Research Fellow at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University. Patrick is trained in archaeology, social anthropology, classical philology, sociolinguistics and computational social science. He works at the boundaries of the politics of imagination and the economics of desire. A sustained interest has involved exploring the biographies of Sanskrit and yoga and their relations to political theology, competitive diplomacy and faith-based development.

Summary

This book is a sociological study of knowledge and knowers and explores the production and perceived value of ‘yogic knowledge’, how distinction is curated, and how access to this knowledge is gained. It will be of interest to researchers studying South Asian Studies, Religious Studies, Indian religion and yoga.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick S.D. McCartney, Patrick S.d. (Australian National Unive Mccartney, Patrick S.d. (Hiroshima University Mccartney
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032762357
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3276235-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian Studies Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, RELIGION / General, Society & culture: general, Religion: general, RELIGION / Hinduism / Rituals & Practice, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, Indian sub-continent, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Hindu Life & Practice, Hindu life and practice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies