List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Author Note
Introduction
1. Romanticizing the Premodern: The Confluence of Indic and
Indigenous Spiritualities
Interlude: Cultural Possession and Whiteness
2. Anxieties over Authenticity: American Yoga and the Problem of
Whiteness
Interlude: “White People Are on the Journey of Evolution”
3. Deconstructing the Self: At the Limits of Asceticism
Interlude: Sculpting Bodies and Minds
4. Wonder, Awe, and Peak Experiences: Approaching Mystical
Territories
Interlude: Producing Wonder / Branding Freedom
5. The Cathartic Freedom of Transformational Festivals: Neoliberal
Escapes and Entrapments
Conclusion
Appendix 1: @Instagram Data for Public Figures Cited
Appendix 2: Methodology
Notes
References
Index
Amanda J. Lucia is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside, and the author of Reflections of Amma: Devotees in a Global Embrace.
"Lucia’s sharp analysis and enthusiasm for historical and
theoretical context dominates the book."
*High Country News*
"Being highly engaging and informative, this book is a valuable
read for all scholars interested in contemporary questions of
religion and spirituality."
*Religious Studies Review*
"Lucia’s work brings an important and timely perspective on the
racialised power dynamics of [‘spiritual but not religious’]
communities to the study of contemporary yoga."
*Religion*
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