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History and Anthropology

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2 papers in the library · 4 citations · publishing 2017-2023

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Meditation matters: The politics and networks of yoga and spiritual reform between Indonesia, India and the West, 1900s–1970s

History and Anthropology September 12, 2023 Marieke Bloembergen 3 citations

Starting from sites of yogic and Buddhist learning connecting Indonesia and India this article explores the politics, practices, transformation, dissemination and uses of knowledge on yoga and meditation in late colonial and postcolonial Indonesia, and their relation to moral geographies of Greater India.It follows, across (violent) regime changes, the trajectories of learning of a number of...

Terms in place and time: A case study from the Anthropological Index Online

History and Anthropology November 21, 2017 Max Carocci, Helen Earl-Fraser 1 citation

An analysis of terms, and keywords that have appeared over the last 50 years in the Anthropological Index (now AIO) challenges anthropology's purported universal coverage of regions and topics. Anthropological article production published in specialized periodicals leaves many areas uncovered, some topics marginalized, or absent. The article takes the presence or absence of keywords in articles...

DOI: 10.1080/02757206.2017.1401535 (opens in new tab) Shamanism Possession linguistics Index typography Animism +3