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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.
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