The practice of yoga has become hugely popular in the West. Most people assume (and many claim) that 'postural' yoga -- characterized by the familiar, demanding, physical poses -- is an ancient Indian tradition. But in fact, as Mark Singleton shows, this type of yoga is quite a recent development, with its beginnings traceable to the middle of the 19th-century. Singleton here presents the first in-depth study of the origins of postural yoga, challenging many current notions about its nature and origins. INDICE: List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1.: Brief overview of yogain the Indian traditions; 2.: Fakirs, yogins, Europeans; 3.: Popular portrayals of the yogin; 4.: India and the International Physical Cultural Movement; 5.: Modern Indian Physical Culture: Degeneracy and Experimentation; 6.: Yoga asPhysical Culture 1: Strength and Vigour; 7.: Yoga as Physical Culture II: Harmonial Gymnastics; 8.: The Medium and the Message: Visual Reproduction and theAsana Revival; 9.: T. Krishnamacharya and the Mysore Asana Revival; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-539535-8
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 25/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés