Body, Space, and Ritual: An Ethnography of Vipassana Meditation in Argentina
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This article offers an ethnographic analysis of the practice of vipassana meditation in Argentina, framed within the tradition of theravada buddhism. The research is based on fieldwork carried out at the Dhamma Sukhada meditation center, located in the town of Brandsen, Buenos Aires Province, branch...
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| Materia: | Ethnography buddhism vipassana meditation modernity contemporary spiritualities Etnografía budismo meditación vipassana modernidad espiritualidades contemporáneas |
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Body, Space, and Ritual: An Ethnography of Vipassana Meditation in ArgentinaCuerpo, espacio y ritual: Una etnografía de la meditación vipassana en ArgentinaMesa Sánchez, DanielaEthnographybuddhismvipassana meditationmodernitycontemporary spiritualitiesEtnografíabudismomeditación vipassanamodernidadespiritualidades contemporáneasThis article offers an ethnographic analysis of the practice of vipassana meditation in Argentina, framed within the tradition of theravada buddhism. The research is based on fieldwork carried out at the Dhamma Sukhada meditation center, located in the town of Brandsen, Buenos Aires Province, branch of the international buddhist organization Vipassana Meditation, founded by the Burmese teacher Satya Narayan Goenka (1924–2013). Through participant observation during a ten-day silent retreat, the study examines the ritual, performative, and experiential elements that shape this practice. The article also analyzes contemporary transformations in religiosity, subjectivity, and ritual in non-Asian contexts, within the global expansion of vipassana meditation. It concludes that the retreat experience generates specific forms of subjectivation, situated at the crossroads of non-hegemonic religiosities, contemporary spiritualities, and multiple modernities.This article presents an ethnographic analysis of the practice of Vipassana meditation in Argentina, framed within the tradition of Therav?da Buddhism. The research is based on fieldwork conducted at the Dhamma Sukhada meditation center, located in the town of Brandsen, Buenos Aires Province. This center is a branch of the international Buddhist organization Vipassana Meditation, founded by the Burmese teacher Satya Narayan Goenka (1924-2013). Through participant observation during a ten day silent retreat, the study explores the ritualistic, performative, and experiential elements that shape this practice. The article also examines contemporary transformations in religiosity, subjectivity, and ritual within non-Asian contexts amid the global expansion of Vipassana meditation. It concludes that the retreat experience fosters specific forms of subjectivation situated at the intersection of non-hegemonic religiosities, contemporary spiritualities, and multiple modernities.Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú2025-12-15info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPeer reviewed articleArtículo evaluado por paresaRapplication/pdfhttp://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/31174Anthropologica del Departamento de Ciencias Sociales; Vol. 43 No. 55 (2025): Religion and Spiritualities in the Modern World/New Cultural Perspectives; 249-276Anthropologica; Vol. 43 Núm. 55 (2025): Religión y espiritualidades en el mundo moderno/Nuevas perspectivas culturales; 249-2762224-64280254-9212reponame:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perúinstname:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perúinstacron:PUCPspahttp://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/31174/28390Derechos de autor 2025 Daniela Mesa Sánchezhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/311742025-12-15T17:48:45Z |
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