{"product_id":"neospiritual-aesthetics-9781350272873","title":"NeoSpiritual Aesthetics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracing embodied transformation in the context of Gaga, the Israeli dance improvisation practice, this book demystifies what Lina Aschenbrenner coins as neo-spiritual aesthetics. This book takes the reader on an analytical journey through a Gaga class, outlining the effective aesthetics of Gaga as an example for the broader field of neo-spiritualities. It distinguishes a threefold effect of Gaga practice\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efrom a momentary extraordinary experience, to a lasting therapeutic effect, and finally Gaga's worldview potential. It situates the effect in an assemblage of interrelating aesthetics of environment, movement, and bodies.  The book shows why seemingly leisure time activities such as Gaga form fruitful research objects to an academic study of religion and opens up research on neo-spiritual practices. In understanding the sensory effect of practice and its cultural and social implications, the book follows an Aesthetics of Religion approach. It departs from the idea that cognition \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides a rigorous analysis of how religion and dance can be studied beyond a symbolic understanding. It is a brilliant example of capturing a new movement within the landscape of the recent search for spirituality by taking embodied action seriously and offering an innovative analytical toolkit\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e‘neo-spiritual aesthetics.’ This study proves how underestimated the link between religion and movement still is. * Alexandra Grieser, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a thorough, serious, interesting book on a subject not yet developed in academic literature, relevant to anyone interested in the connection between new spiritualities and body practices. * Marie Mazzella, independent scholar and anthropologist, France *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables Lists Preface Acknowledgements Introduction                                                                                                                                                                                              Interlude: A Body-Focused Research Method                                                                                                                        \u003cb\u003ePart I. Gaga class—Aesthetics in Creation\u003c\/b\u003e                                                                                                     1. Influential Culturescape                                                                                                                                                                    2.       Ritual Environment Shaping Enactment                                                                                                                                   3.       Body Topography in Discussion                                                                                                                                                      4.       The Power of Instructions                                                                                                                                                             5.       Transformation in Movement                                                                                                                                                     \u003cb\u003ePART II. Gaga Participants—Aesthetics Perceived\u003c\/b\u003e                                                                                      6.       Narrating Body Knowledge                                                                                                                                                          7.       The Wow of Gaga                                                                                                                                                                                8.       Gaga’s Therapeutic Impact                                                                                                                                                             9.        Goes Worldview                                                                                                                                                                      10.   Concluding Thoughts                                                                                                                                                                      Notes                                                                                                              References                                                                                                                                                        Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019648303447,"sku":"9781350272873","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350272873.jpg?v=1750780900","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/neospiritual-aesthetics-9781350272873","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}