Yoga body: the origins of modern posture practice
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.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hatha yoga
/ Asana
/ Adaptation
/ Western world
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| Further subjects: | B
Hatha Yoga
B Hatha yoga B Posture |
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Table of Contents Volltext (Publisher) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 262 p.) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-977730-3 0-19-977730-6 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195395358.001.0001 |
