Story of Yoga : from ancient India to the modern West / Alistair Shearer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shearer, Alistair, author.

Contributor:

Rev. C. P. Krauth Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hatha yoga.

History.

Yoga.

Yoga--History.

Hatha yoga--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xix, 419 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : C Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., [2020]

Contents:

Part 1 Yesterday

1 Way Back When? p. 13

2 The Legacy of the Forest Sages p. 25

3 The Great Patanjali Paradox p. 33

4 Gita Yoga p. 43

5 Wild Men, Dubious Reputations p. 53

The Age of Invasions

6 The Crescent and The Lotus p. 69

7 An Imperial Yoke p. 79

8 We Want to Be Free! p. 89

9 Martial Yoga p. 95

Yoga Goes West

10 Yoga Theosophica p. 107

11 The Swami's Mission p. 127

12 Roguey Yogis Set the Trend p. 141

13 Strongman Yoga p. 151

14 The Mysore Palace Masala p. 159

15 Enter the Lion King p. 167

Female Fitness

16 A Woman's Work p. 177

17 Pioneering Yoginis p. 189

18 Lord Shiva Shakes His Trident p. 199

19 Lotus Postures, Lotus Eaters p. 209

Part 2 Today

Physical Limits

20 Fakirs and Fakers p. 221

21 Some Like It Hot p. 231

22 Risks and Regulation p. 239

23 Science, Spirit and Stress Relief p. 251

Going Within

24 Four Types of Mind-Yoga p. 265

25 Mindfulness à la Mode p. 273

Contemporary Cautions

26 Yoga Shmoga p. 285

27 Trouble in Paradise p. 295

28 Yoga to the Rescue? p. 311

29 Fifty Shades of Saffron p. 325

30 Yoga, Religion and Spirituality p. 339.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rev. C. P. Krauth Fund.

ISBN:

1787381927

9781787381926

OCLC:

1089012347

Publisher Number:

99983497915