| Yoga in Transformation: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Aufl. Edition Contributor(s): Baier, Karl (Editor), Preisendanz, Karin (Editor), Maas, Philipp Andre (Editor) |
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ISBN: 384710862X ISBN-13: 9783847108627 Publisher: V&R Unipress OUR PRICE: $108.90 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Eastern - Religion | Spirituality |
| Series: Wiener Forum Fur Theologie Und Religionswissenschaft |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (2.20 lbs) 630 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The volume explores aspects of yoga over a period of about 2500 years. In its first part, it investigates facets of the South Asian and Tibetan traditions of yoga, such as the evolution of posture practice, the relationship between yoga and sex, yoga in the theistic context, the influence of Buddhism on early Yoga, and the encounter of Islam with classical Yoga. The second part addresses aspects of modern globalised yoga and its historical formation, as for example the emergence of yoga in Viennese occultism, the integration of yoga and nature cure in modern India, the eventisation of yoga in a global setting, and the development of Patanjali's iconography. In keeping with the current trend in yoga studies, the emphasis of the volume is on the practice of yoga and its theoretical underpinnings. |