02636namaa2200433uu 4500001001000000003000600010006001900016007001500035008004300050020001800093020001800111040001700129041000800146042000700154072001600161720002700177245005400204260002700258300003100285336002600316337002600342338003600368506005100404520134600455540006301801546001201864650002901876653000901905653001701914653001301931653001501944653000901959720002701968720002801995720002802023793001802051856011602069999001702185doab32407oapenm     o  d        cr|mn|---annan||||||||s2020    xx |||||o     ||| engng d  a9781138484863  a9781351050753  aoapencoapen0 aeng  adc 7aGTB2bicssc1 aNewcombe, Suzanne4edt00aRoutledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies  bTaylor & Francisc2020  a1 online resource (564 p.)  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier0 aFree-to-readfUnrestricted online access2star  aThe Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary resource, which frames and contextualises the rapidly expanding fields that explore yoga and meditative techniques. The book analyses yoga and meditation studies in a variety of religious, historical and geographical settings. The chapters, authored by an international set of experts, are laid out across five sections:    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.  aAll rights reserveduhttp://oapen.org/content/about-rights  aEnglish 7aRegional studies2bicssc  aAsia  acontemporary  ahandbook  ameditation  ayoga1 aNewcombe, Suzanne4oth1 aO'Brien-Kop, Karen4edt1 aO'Brien-Kop, Karen4oth0 aDOAB Library.40uhttps://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/3240770zFree-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication  c92493d92493