01738cmm a2200265 4500 214800990 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 100310s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780199742523 electronic bk. 0199742529 electronic bk. (OCoLC)550648425 N$T eng N$T YDXCP EBLCP VLB KIJ IDEBK OCLCQ TxAuBib Singleton, Mark, 1976- Yoga body [electronic resource] : the origins of modern posture practice / Mark Singleton. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (viii, 262 p.) : ill. 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 āsana revival -- T. Krishnamacharya and the Mysore āsana revival. Most people assume that 'postural' yoga is an ancient Indian tradition. But in fact, as Singleton shows, this type of yoga is quite a recent development. Singleton presents a study of the origins of postural yoga, challenging many current notions about its nature and origins. Hatha yoga. Posture. HEALTH & FITNESS Yoga. Electronic books. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=309407 EBSCOhost