Yoga body : the origins of modern posture practice / Mark Singleton.

  • Singleton, Mark, 1976-
Date:
2010
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Physical description

viii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents

Introduction -- A brief overview of yoga in the Indian tradition -- Fakirs, yogins, Europeans -- Popular portrayals of the yogin -- India and the international physical culture movement -- Modern Indian physical culture : degeneracy and experimentation -- Yoga as physical culture I : strength and vigor -- Yoga as physical culture II : harmonial gymnastics and esoteric dance -- The medium and the message : visual reproduction and the āsana revival -- T. Krishnamacharya and the Mysore āsana revival.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 9780195395341
  • 0195395344
  • 9780195395358
  • 0195395352