Yoga body : the origins of modern posture practice

Singleton, Mark, 1976-

2010, Book , viii, 262 pages :

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Subjects
- Hatha yoga.
- Posture.

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Publication information:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
ISBN:	9780195395341 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN:	9780195395358 (hc : alk. paper)
Language:	English
Record ID:	2579364
Format:	Regular Print Book
Physical description:	viii, 262 pages : illustrations
Date acquired:	March 16, 2010
More creator details:	Mark Singleton.
Contents note:	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.

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