"Development of Body, Mind, and Soul": Paramahansa Yogananda's Marketing of Yoga-Based Religion

As founder of a religious movement emphasizing soteriological goals, Paramahansa Yogananda is at odds with the prevailing scholarly portrayal of yoga as a modern, syncretic bodily practice focused on mindfulness and physical well-being that, even when employing language of transcendence, magic, or t...

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Main Author: Neumann, Dave J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [2019]
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-101
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Yogānanda 1893-1952 / California (Süd) / Whites / Yoga / Religious movement / Interfaith dialogue
IxTheo Classification:AX Inter-religious relations
AZ New religious movements
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBQ North America
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