The Palgrave handbook of leisure theory. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Leisure theory
• Further Information: Note: Karl Spracklen, Brett Lashua, Erin Sharpe, Spencer Swain, editors.
• Editors: Spracklen, Karl; Lashua, Brett; Sharpe, Erin; Swain, Spencer
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Introduction to€the€Palgrave Handbook of€Leisure Theory; Preamble; Structure and€Content; A Note on€Leisure; References; Part I: Traditional Theories of Leisure; Introduction; Islam and€Leisure; Leisure in€the€Islamic Tradition; Muslim Youths' Leisure Participation in€Diaspora; Leisure Facilitation by€the€Public or by€the€Muslim Communities?; Seeking "Halal Leisure"; References; Centring Leisure: A€Hindu View of€Leisure; Concept of€Freedom in€Hinduism; Methodology. Analysis of€the€Three States of€Consciousness The Four Great Aspirations; The Four Stages of€Life; Objective of€Leisure; Needed: A€Critical Theory of€Leisure; References; Listening to€Nineteenth-Century Kanaka ʻŌiwi Voices; Re-imagining the€Possibilities for€Leisure; Comparative Method: A€Word About€Translation; Brief Summary of€Context: The€Hawaiian Kingdom 1874-1891; Comparative Method: Western Leisure Concepts or "The Hinge"; Comparative Method: Poni Mōʻī and€Jubilee; Nineteenth-Century Leisure Responds; Rectification and€Conclusion; References. Leisure in€Latin America: A€Conceptual Analysis Introduction; Leisure Understandings of€Latin American Interviewed; Final Considerations; References; The Sabbath as€the€Ideal Manifestation of€Leisure in€Traditional Jewish Thought; Introduction: From€a€Traditional Jewish Conception of€Leisure to€a€Contemporary Jewish Approach; The Sabbath Between€Tradition and€Modernity: Features of€the€Sabbath in€Modern Leisure Terms; Sabbath as€Leisure; The Sabbath as€a€Time of€Leisure; The Sabbath in€Terms of€Leisure Activities; Sabbath as€a€State of€Mind; The Sabbath as€a€Value. Modern Challenges to€the€Sabbath The Sabbath as€an€Educational Challenge for€Promoting Intercultural Understanding and€Tolerance; Summary and€Discussion; References; Leisure Activities in€Southeast Asia, from€Pre-colonial Times to€the€Present; Pre-colonial Indigenous Leisure and€Its Contemporary Manifestations; Colonial Leisure; Leisure as€a€Nation-Building Strategy; Globalisation and€Leisure in€Southeast Asia; Music and€Performing Arts; Reviving Indigenous Leisure Activities; Conclusion; References; Sport, Leisure and€Culture in€Māori Society. Ethnography and€Māori Sport and€Leisure The Revitalisation of€Māori Sport and€Games; Conclusions; References; Leisure Experience and€Engaged Buddhism: Mindfulness as€a€Path to€Freedom and€Justice in€Leisure Studies; Mindfulness as€the€Path to€Deepening Leisure Experiences; Noticing When We€Are on€Autopilot; Practicing Present Moment Awareness; Approaching with€Beginner's Mind to€Understand; Growing Our Capacity to€Sit with€Discomfort, Enacting Patience as€a€Form of€Wisdom Without€Judging, Striving, or Pushing Experience Out€of€Consciousness.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306.4/812; Social sciences; Leisure -- Social aspects; Tourism; Popular Culture; Philosophy; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Leisure -- Social aspects; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Business & Economics -- Industries -- Hospitality, Travel & Tourism; Social Science -- Popular Culture; Philosophy -- Religious; Cultural studies; Service industries; Social theory; Popular culture; Philosophy of religion; Sports & Recreation -- Sociology of Sports; Sociology: sport & leisure; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137564795; 1137564792
• Related ISBNs: 9781137564788; 1137564784
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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