Yoga body : the origins of modern posture practice / Mark Singleton.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: viii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0195395344
- 9780195395341
- 0195395352
- 9780195395358
- 613.7046 22
- RA781.7 .S568 2010
Contents:
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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 613.7046 SIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A276755B |
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| 613.7046 IYE Light on yoga : yoga dipika / | 613.7046 KAM Yoga anatomy / | 613.7046 KOL Yoga for nurses / | 613.7046 SIN Yoga body : the origins of modern posture practice / | 613.7046083 TUM Teaching yoga for life : preparing children and teens for healthy, balanced living / | 613.7068 BUC Management of physical education and sport / | 613.707 BAI Teaching physical education 5-11 / |
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.
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