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Yoga in Hong Kong: globalization, localization, and the fetishism of the body.

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    • Contributors:
      Lin, Kwan Ting Maggie.; Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anthropology.
    • الموضوع:
      2009
    • Collection:
      The Chinese University of Hong Kong: CUHK Digital Repository / 香港中文大學數碼典藏
    • الموضوع:
      China; Hong Kong
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Lin, Kwan Ting Maggie. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-195). ; Abstract also in Chinese. ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction ; Literature Review --- p.17 ; "Theories of the Body, Class and Social Status" --- p.21 ; Theories of Globalization --- p.28 ; Why Yoga in Hong Kong --- p.32 ; Defining Social Class in Hong Kong --- p.32 ; Methodology --- p.39 ; Personal Statement --- p.42 ; Structure of the Thesis --- p.44 ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Yoga in Hong Kong and its Historical Development ; The 1950s Indian Wave --- p.48 ; The 1980s-90s Western Wave --- p.52 ; The Commercial Yoga Boom --- p.54 ; Characteristics of Yoga in Hong Kong --- p.58 ; My Fieldsites --- p.61 ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- Yoga Studios: The Construction of Difference and Distinction ; Features of Yoga Studios in Hong Kong --- p.65 ; Studio Space for Leisure --- p.68 ; Liminality and Yogic Ambience --- p.70 ; "“Playing Yoga""" --- p.74 ; Conspicuous Leisure --- p.75 ; Discipline vs. Leisure --- p.81 ; Membership as a Status Symbol --- p.87 ; Conclusion --- p.90 ; Chapter Chapter 4 --- Practitioners and Teachers: Ethnicity and Respect ; Verbs for Describing Degree of Engagement in Yoga --- p.92 ; “Doing Yoga´ح --- p.93 ; “Practicing Yoga´ح --- p.93 ; "Ethnicity, Respect, and Relationships" --- p.95 ; "Yoga, Ethnicity，and Status" --- p.103 ; Ethnicity and Social Class --- p.112 ; Beyond Ethnicity? Internationalism --- p.117 ; Conclusion --- p.118 ; Chapter Chapter 5 --- Yoga and the Fetishism of the Body ; Marketing and Advertising of Yoga and the Ideal Female Body --- p.122 ; Yoga and the Slim Body Ideal in Hong Kong --- p.124 ; Different Slimming Rhetorics --- p.125 ; Mirrors and Discipline --- p.127 ; Studios as Panopticon --- p.129 ; The Slimming Myth --- p.131 ; Yoga and the Fetishism of the Body in Hong Kong --- p.133 ; Body as Capital --- p.134 ; Body as Class Signifier --- p.135 ; Conclusion --- p.139 ; Chapter Chapter 6 --- Beyond the Body? Spirituality and Distinction ...
    • File Description:
      print; vi, 202 p. : ill.; 30 cm.
    • Relation:
      cuhk:326911; http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5896567
    • الدخول الالكتروني :
      http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5896567
      https://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-326911
    • Rights:
      Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
    • الرقم المعرف:
      edsbas.62E803FB