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

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 --- IntroductionLiterature Review --- p.17"Theories of the Body, Class and Social Status" --- p.21Theories of Globalization --- p.28Why Yoga in Hong Kong --- p.32Defining Social Class in Hong Kong --- p.32Methodology --- p.39Personal Statement --- p.42Structure of the Thesis --- p.44Chapter Chapter 2 --- Yoga in Hong Kong and its Historical DevelopmentThe 1950s Indian Wave --- p.48The 1980s-90s Western Wave --- p.52The Commercial Yoga Boom --- p.54Characteristics of Yoga in Hong Kong --- p.58My Fieldsites --- p.61Chapter Chapter 3 --- Yoga Studios: The Construction of Difference and DistinctionFeatures of Yoga Studios in Hong Kong --- p.65Studio Space for Leisure --- p.68Liminality and Yogic Ambience --- p.70"“Playing Yoga""" --- p.74Conspicuous Leisure --- p.75Discipline vs. Leisure --- p.81Membership as a Status Symbol --- p.87Conclusion --- p.90Chapter Chapter 4 --- Practitioners and Teachers: Ethnicity and RespectVerbs 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.103Ethnicity and Social Class --- p.112Beyond Ethnicity? Internationalism --- p.117Conclusion --- p.118Chapter Chapter 5 --- Yoga and the Fetishism of the BodyMarketing and Advertising of Yoga and the Ideal Female Body --- p.122Yoga and the Slim Body Ideal in Hong Kong --- p.124Different Slimming Rhetorics --- p.125Mirrors and Discipline --- p.127Studios as Panopticon --- p.129The Slimming Myth --- p.131Yoga and the Fetishism of the Body in Hong Kong --- p.133Body as Capital --- p.134Body as Class Signifier --- p.135Conclusion --- p.139Chapter Chapter 6 --- Beyond the Body? Spirituality and DistinctionYoga and Spirituality --- p.143Yoga and Mysticism --- p.147Beyond the Body? --- p.150"Yoga, Spirituality and Progression" --- p.154Body vs. Spirituality --- p.156Disciplining the Body --- p.162Distinction and Class Analysis --- p.172Conclusion --- p.175Chapter Chapter 7 --- Conclusion: The Significance of Yoga as Distinction in Hong Kong Limitation --- p.178Summary of Chapters --- p.179Leisure and Discipline in Hong Kong --- p.181Globalization and Yoga in Hong Kong --- p.182Capital Transference in the Capitalist Society --- p.183"Yoga, Class，and Status Evolution" --- p.184Reflections from the Failure of the Hong Kong Yoga Journal --- p.186"A New ""Yogic"" Hong Kong?" --- p.187Bibliographies --- p.191Appendix --- p.19