Yoga in Modern India: The Body between Science and Philosophy
Alter, Joseph S.
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Book ID : 34036
ISBN-10 : 81-7822-324-4 / 8178223244
ISBN-13 : 978-81-7822-324-7 / 9788178223247
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2009
Edition : (First Indian Edition)
Language : English
xxiii, 326p. Index, 21 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
Yoga has come to be an icon of Indian culture and civilization, and it is widely regarded as being timeless and unchanging. Based on extensive ethnographic research and an analysis of both ancient and modern texts, Yoga in Modern India challenges this popular view by examining the history of yoga, focusing on its emergence in modern India and its dramatically changing form and significance in the twentieth century. Joseph Alter argues that yogaís transformation into a popular activity idolized for its health value is based on modern ideas about science and medicine.
