Discourses, Bodies, and Questions of Sharedness in Kenya's Wellness Communities
This article contemplates the construction of sharedness that underlies the success of alternative lifestyle communities in Eastern Africa. In Kenya, a new tourism niche market that focuses on yoga, mindfulness, and alternative medicine is flourishing. Tourists travel to East Africa to practice yoga...
| Subtitles: | "Special Section: Reimagining Sharedness" |
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| Language: | English |
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Berghahn
2021
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Religion and society
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 163-177 |
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Development
B Yoga B Semiotics B Kenya B Mindfulness B sharedness B voluntourism B Community |
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