{"product_id":"meditation-and-culture-halvor-eifring-9781472579904","title":"Meditation and Culture","description":"Behind the stereotype of a solitary meditator closing his eyes to the world, meditation always takes place in close interaction with the surrounding culture. \u003ci\u003eMeditation and Culture: The Interplay of Practice and Context \u003c\/i\u003eexplores cases in which the relation between meditative practice and cultural context is particularly complex. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe internationally-renowned contributors discuss practices that travel from one culture to another, or are surrounded by competing cultures. They explore cultures that bring together competing practices, or that are themselves mosaics of elements of different origins. They seek to answer the question: What is the relationship between meditation and culture? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe effects of meditation may arise from its symbolic value within larger webs of cultural meaning, as in the contextual view that still dominates cultural and religious studies. They may also be psychobiological responses to the practice itself, the cultural context merely acting as a catalyst for processes originating in the body and mind of the practitioner. \u003ci\u003eMeditation and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e gives no single definitive explanation, but taken together, the different viewpoints presented point to the complexity of the relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Halvor Eifring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472579909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472579904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Halvor Eifring","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425274544383,"sku":"9781472579904","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db56e244-55cc-4c57-a754-e1e922ea5066.jpg?v=1761538133","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meditation-and-culture-halvor-eifring-9781472579904","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}