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This path-breaking volume explores cultures of energy, the
underlying but under-appreciated dimensions of both crisis and
innovation in resource use around the globe. Theoretical chapters
situate pressing energy issues in larger conceptual frames, and
ethnographic case studies reveal energy as it is imagined, used,
and contested in a variety of cultural contexts. Contributors
address issues including the connection between resource flows and
social relationships in energy systems; cultural transformation and
notions of progress and collapse; the blurring of technology and
magic; social tensions that accompany energy contraction; and
sociocultural changes required in affluent societies to reduce
dependence on fossil fuels. Each of five thematic sections
concludes with an integrative and provocative conversation among
the authors. The volume is an ideal tool for teaching unique,
contemporary, and comparative perspectives on social theories of
science and technology in undergraduate and graduate courses.
What is yoga? Stereotypical images of people practicing this
ancient art range from white-bearded Indian mystics chanting 'om'
on mountaintops to urban fitness fanatics contorted into
uncomfortable looking positions. We recognize the name, but may not
realize how the set of ideas and practices known as yoga moved from
its birthplace on the Indian subcontinent to become a global
phenomenon. Positioning Yoga considers how the recent development
of yoga, from its introduction to Western audiences by the Indian
Swami Vivekananda at the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions
in Chicago through to the present day, has generated specific forms
of modern practice. Strauss takes us on an illuminating journey
from India to Germany and America, and back again to India. While
acknowledging yogas point of origin, Strauss explores how yogic
practices and ideas have been transformed when they cross cultural
boundaries.Yoga can be defined in many ways as an attitude, a
philosophic system, a set of practices, a way of being in the world
but its definition is always located within a particular historical
context. What makes yoga practitioners affiliated with Swami
Sivanandas Divine Life Society of Rishikesh, India - whether they
hail from India, North America, or Europe - unique? What values
around the world have supported the surging popularity of yoga over
the past century? This absorbing book considers how lifestyle
values have made yoga a global industry and shows how culture is
produced and disseminated across boundaries.
What is yoga? Stereotypical images of people practicing this
ancient art range from white-bearded Indian mystics chanting 'om'
on mountaintops to urban fitness fanatics contorted into
uncomfortable looking positions. We recognize the name, but may not
realize how the set of ideas and practices known as yoga moved from
its birthplace on the Indian subcontinent to become a global
phenomenon. Positioning Yoga considers how the recent development
of yoga, from its introduction to Western audiences by the Indian
Swami Vivekananda at the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions
in Chicago through to the present day, has generated specific forms
of modern practice. Strauss takes us on an illuminating journey
from India to Germany and America, and back again to India. While
acknowledging yogas point of origin, Strauss explores how yogic
practices and ideas have been transformed when they cross cultural
boundaries.Yoga can be defined in many ways as an attitude, a
philosophic system, a set of practices, a way of being in the world
but its definition is always located within a particular historical
context. What makes yoga practitioners affiliated with Swami
Sivanandas Divine Life Society of Rishikesh, India - whether they
hail from India, North America, or Europe - unique? What values
around the world have supported the surging popularity of yoga over
the past century? This absorbing book considers how lifestyle
values have made yoga a global industry and shows how culture is
produced and disseminated across boundaries.
Throughout history, the weather has been both feared and revered
for its powerful influence over living creatures. Not only does it
control our moods, activities, and fashions, but it has also played
a crucial role in broader issues of cultural identity, concepts of
time, and economic development. In fact, the weather has become so
ingrained in our everyday routines that many of us forget just how
profoundly this omnipotent force shapes culture. With the
continuing rise in global warming and consequential change in
weather patterns, our awareness and understanding of this topic has
never been so important. This fascinating book is the first to
explore our close relationship with the weather. From folklore to
visual representations, agricultural and health practices, and
unusual weather events, "Weather, Climate, Culture" demonstrates
that the way we discuss and interpret meteorological phenomena
concerns not only the events in question but, more complexly, the
cultural, political, and historical framework in which we discuss
them. Why is it politically safe to discuss current weather
conditions, but highly controversial to discuss long-term climate
change? Why are the British renowned for talking about the weather
and why, in the eighteenth century, was this regarded as genteel?
How can accounts of cultural or moral change be associated with
narratives of changing climate and vice-versa?Drawing on a wide
range of case studies from around the world, this pioneering book
provides an original and lively perspective on a subject that
continues to have an incalculable impact on the way we live. It
will serve as a landmark text for years to come.
Throughout history, the weather has been both feared and revered
for its powerful influence over living creatures. Not only does it
control our moods, activities, and fashions, but it has also played
a crucial role in broader issues of cultural identity, concepts of
time, and economic development. In fact, the weather has become so
ingrained in our everyday routines that many of us forget just how
profoundly this omnipotent force shapes culture. With the
continuing rise in global warming and consequential change in
weather patterns, our awareness and understanding of this topic has
never been so important. This fascinating book is the first to
explore our close relationship with the weather. From folklore to
visual representations, agricultural and health practices, and
unusual weather events, "Weather, Climate, Culture" demonstrates
that the way we discuss and interpret meteorological phenomena
concerns not only the events in question but, more complexly, the
cultural, political, and historical framework in which we discuss
them. Why is it politically safe to discuss current weather
conditions, but highly controversial to discuss long-term climate
change? Why are the British renowned for talking about the weather
and why, in the eighteenth century, was this regarded as genteel?
How can accounts of cultural or moral change be associated with
narratives of changing climate and vice-versa?Drawing on a wide
range of case studies from around the world, this pioneering book
provides an original and lively perspective on a subject that
continues to have an incalculable impact on the way we live. It
will serve as a landmark text for years to come.
This path-breaking volume explores cultures of energy, the
underlying but under-appreciated dimensions of both crisis and
innovation in resource use around the globe. Theoretical chapters
situate pressing energy issues in larger conceptual frames, and
ethnographic case studies reveal energy as it is imagined, used,
and contested in a variety of cultural contexts. Contributors
address issues including the connection between resource flows and
social relationships in energy systems; cultural transformation and
notions of progress and collapse; the blurring of technology and
magic; social tensions that accompany energy contraction; and
sociocultural changes required in affluent societies to reduce
dependence on fossil fuels. Each of five thematic sections
concludes with an integrative and provocative conversation among
the authors. The volume is an ideal tool for teaching unique,
contemporary, and comparative perspectives on social theories of
science and technology in undergraduate and graduate courses.
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