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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.
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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