1st Edition
Modern Transnational Yoga The Transmission of Posture Practice
By Hannah K. Bartos
Copyright 2021
236 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
236 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
236 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This is the first book to address the social organisation of modern yoga practice as a primary focus of investigation and to undertake a comparative analysis to explore why certain styles of yoga have successfully transcended geographical boundaries and endured over time, whilst others have dwindled and failed.
Using fresh empirical data of the different ways in which posture practice was... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Sivananda and The Divine Life Society 3. Divine Emissaries: Sivananda’s Famous Disciples 4. Satyananda and the Bihar School of Yoga 5. Krishnamacharya and Viniyoga 6. The Yoga of BKS Iyengar 7. Pattabhi Jois and Ashtanga Yoga 8. Conclusion
Biography
Hannah K. Bartos is a member of the Centre of Yoga Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. She is also a qualified yoga teacher, having practised for 25 years.
