Yoga In The Modern World: Contemporary Perspectives (routledge Hindu Studies Series)
by Mark Singleton /
2008 / English / PDF
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Today yoga is a thoroughly globalised phenomenon. Yoga has taken
the world by storm and is even seeing renewed popularity in
India. Both in India and abroad, adults, children and teenagers
are practicing yoga in diverse settings; gyms, schools, home,
work, yoga studios and temples. The yoga diaspora began well over
a hundred years ago and we continue to see new manifestations and
uses of Yoga in the modern world.
Today yoga is a thoroughly globalised phenomenon. Yoga has taken
the world by storm and is even seeing renewed popularity in
India. Both in India and abroad, adults, children and teenagers
are practicing yoga in diverse settings; gyms, schools, home,
work, yoga studios and temples. The yoga diaspora began well over
a hundred years ago and we continue to see new manifestations and
uses of Yoga in the modern world.
As the first of its kind this collection draws together cutting
edge scholarship in the field, focusing on the theory and
practice of yoga in contemporary times. Offering a range of
perspectives on yoga's contemporary manifestations, it maps the
movement, development and consolidation of yoga in global
settings. The collection features some of the most well-known
authors within the field and newer voices. The contributions span
a number of disciplines in the humanities, including,
anthropology, Philosophy, Studies in Religion and Asian studies,
offering a range of entry points to the issues involved in the
study of the subject. As such, is of use to those involved in
academic scholarship, as well as to the growing number of yoga
practitioners who seek a deeper account of the origin and
significance of the techniques and traditions they are engaging
with. It will also-and perhaps most of all-speak to the growing
numbers of 'scholar-practitioners' who straddle these two realms.
As the first of its kind this collection draws together cutting
edge scholarship in the field, focusing on the theory and
practice of yoga in contemporary times. Offering a range of
perspectives on yoga's contemporary manifestations, it maps the
movement, development and consolidation of yoga in global
settings. The collection features some of the most well-known
authors within the field and newer voices. The contributions span
a number of disciplines in the humanities, including,
anthropology, Philosophy, Studies in Religion and Asian studies,
offering a range of entry points to the issues involved in the
study of the subject. As such, is of use to those involved in
academic scholarship, as well as to the growing number of yoga
practitioners who seek a deeper account of the origin and
significance of the techniques and traditions they are engaging
with. It will also-and perhaps most of all-speak to the growing
numbers of 'scholar-practitioners' who straddle these two realms.
Further resources and supporting material are available to view
at www.yogainthemodernworld.com
Further resources and supporting material are available to view
at www.yogainthemodernworld.com