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

By: Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: viii, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780195395341 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0195395344 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780195395358 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 0195395352 (hardback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.7/046 22
LOC classification:
  • RA781.7 .S568 2010
NLM classification:
  • 2010 B-903
  • QT 11.1
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 aÌsana revival -- T. Krishnamacharya and the Mysore aÌsana revival.
List(s) this item appears in: Mental Health
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks RA781.7 .S568 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001086353

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 aÌsana revival -- T. Krishnamacharya and the Mysore aÌsana revival.

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