Stories
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Vivekananda’s journey
How a young Indian monk’s travels around the world inspired modern yoga.
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Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
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The yogi as hermit, warrior, criminal and showman
How the modern world changed the life and reputation of the yogi.
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Sun salutations and yoga synthesis in India
Surya namaskars, or sun salutations, have a long history in South Asia, but their place at the heart of modern yoga is more recent.
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The american geography; or, a view of the present situation of the United States of America. Containing astronomical geography; geographical definitions, discovery, and general description Of their Boundaries; Mountains; Lakes; Bays, and Rivers; Natural History; Production; Population; Government; Agriculture; Commerce; Manufactures; and History. - A concise account of the War, and of the important Events which have succeeded: A Particular Description of Kentucky, the Western Territory, the Territory South of Ohio, and Vermong: Of their Extent; Civil Divisions; Chief Towns; Climates; Soils; Trade; Character; Constitutions; Courts of Justice; Colleges; Academies; Religion; Islands; Indians; Literary and Humane Societies; Springs; Curiosities; Histories; Mines; Minerals; Military Strength, &c. With a view of the British, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Dutch Dominions, on the Continent, and in the West Indies. By Jedidiah Morse, A.M.
Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826.Date: 1794- Books
The manners, customs, and antiquities of the Indians of North and South America / by the author of Peter Parley's tales [S.G. Goodrich].
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860.Date: 1844- Books
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The american geography; or, a view of the present situation of the United States of America: containing astronomical geography; geographical definitions, discovery, and general description Of their Boundaries; Mountains; Lakes; Bays, and Rivers; Natural History; Production; Population; Government; Agriculture; Commerce; Manufactures, and History. - A concise Account of the War, and of the important Events which have succeeded: A Particular Discription Of Kentucky, The Western Territory, The Territory South Of Ohio, And Vermont: Of their Extent; Civil Divisions; Chief Towns; Climates; Soils; Trade; Character; Constitutions; Courts of Justice; Colleges; Academies; Religion; Islands; Indians; Literary and Humane Societies; Springs; Curiosities; Histories; Mines; Minerals; Military Strength, &c. With A View Of The British, Spanish, French, Portuguese, And Dutch Dominions, ON The Continent, And In The West Indies, And Of Europe, Asia, And Africa. By Jedidiah Morse, A.M.
Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826.Date: 1794- Books
The Indian and antiquities of America / by Barnard Shipp.
Shipp, Barnard, 1813-Date: 1897- Books
Guide to the museum, third floor.
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.Date: 1924