Yoga for the New Woman and the New Man: The Role of Pierre Bernard and Blanche DeVries in the Creation of Modern Postural Yoga
Pierre Bernard and his wife, Blanche DeVries, were among the earliest proponents of postural yoga in America. In 1924, they created the Clarkstown Country Club, where yoga was taught to affluent and influential clientele. The network created through this endeavor not only popularized yoga in the Wes...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2013
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Religion and American culture
Year: 2013, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 101-136 |
| Further subjects: | B
physical culture
B Hinduism B Yoga B Gender |
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