Yoga in Transformation : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
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Yoga in Transformation : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

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Yoga in Transformation : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

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"This 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 Patañjali'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."

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Yes, you can access Yoga in Transformation : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives by Karl Baier, Karin Preisendanz, Philipp André Maas in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Religion. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9783737008624
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Karl Baier / Philipp A. Maas / Karin Preisendanz: Introduction
  5. Body
  6. Part A. Yoga in South Asia and Tibet
  7. Chapter 1 Some Problematic Yoga Sūtra-s and Their Buddhist Background
  8. Dominik Wujastyk: Chapter 1: Some Problematic Yoga Sūtra-s and Their Buddhist Background
  9. Chapter 2 “Sthirasukham Āsanam”: Posture and Performance in Classical Yoga and Beyond
  10. Philipp A. Maas: Chapter 2: “Sthirasukham Āsanam”: Posture and Performance in Classical Yoga and Beyond
  11. Chapter 3 The Proliferation of Āsana-s in Late-Medieval Yoga Texts
  12. Jason Birch: Chapter 3: The Proliferation of Āsana-s in Late-Medieval Yoga Texts
  13. Chapter 4 Yoga and Sex: What is the Purpose of Vajrolīmudrā?
  14. James Mallinson: Chapter 4: Yoga and Sex: What is the Purpose of Vajrolīmudrā?
  15. Chapter 5 Yoga in the Daily Routine of the Pāñcarātrins
  16. Marion Rastelli: Chapter 5: Yoga in the Daily Routine of the Pāñcarātrins
  17. Chapter 6 The Transformation of Yoga in Medieval Maharashtra
  18. Catharina Kiehnle: Chapter 6: The Transformation of Yoga in Medieval Maharashtra
  19. Chapter 7 On al-Bīrūnīʼs Kitāb Pātanğal and the Pātañjalayogaśāstra
  20. Philipp A. Maas / Noémie Verdon: Chapter 7: On al-Bīrūnīʼs Kitāb Pātanğal and the Pātañjalayogaśāstra
  21. Chapter 8 Tibetan Yoga: Somatic Practice in Vajrayāna Buddhism and Dzogchen
  22. Ian A. Baker: Chapter 8: Tibetan Yoga: Somatic Practice in Vajrayāna Buddhism and Dzogchen
  23. Part B. Globalised Yoga
  24. Chapter 9 Yoga within Viennese Occultism: Carl Kellner and Co.
  25. Karl Baier: Chapter 9: Yoga within Viennese Occultism: Carl Kellner and Co.
  26. Chapter 10 Yoga, Nature Cure and “Perfect” Health: The Purity of the Fluid Body in an Impure World
  27. Joseph S. Alter: Chapter 10: Yoga, Nature Cure and “Perfect” Health: The Purity of the Fluid Body in an Impure World
  28. Chapter 11 Sāṃkhya in Transcultural Interpretation: Shri Anirvan (Śrī Anirvāṇa) and Lizelle Reymond
  29. Maya Burger: Chapter 11: Sāṃkhya in Transcultural Interpretation: Shri Anirvan (Śrī Anirvāṇa) and Lizelle Reymond
  30. Chapter 12 Christian Responses to Yoga in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century
  31. Anand Amaladass: Chapter 12: Christian Responses to Yoga in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century
  32. Chapter 13 Following the Transcultural Circulation of Bodily Practices: Modern Yoga and the Corporeality of Mantras
  33. Beatrix Hauser: Chapter 13: Following the Transcultural Circulation of Bodily Practices: Modern Yoga and the Corporeality of Mantras
  34. Chapter 14 Living4giving: Politics of Affect and Emotional Regimes in Global Yoga
  35. Anne Koch: Chapter 14: Living4giving: Politics of Affect and Emotional Regimes in Global Yoga
  36. Chapter 15 Spaces of Yoga: Towards a Non-Essentialist Understanding of Yoga
  37. Suzanne Newcombe: Chapter 15: Spaces of Yoga: Towards a Non-Essentialist Understanding of Yoga
  38. Chapter 16 Nāga, Siddha and Sage: Visions of Patañjali as an Authority on Yoga
  39. Gudrun Bühnemann: Chapter 16: Nāga, Siddha and Sage: Visions of Patañjali as an Authority on Yoga
  40. Contributors