Anya P. Foxen: Biography of a Yogi

Cover: 9780190668051 | Biography of a Yogi | Anya P. Foxen | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2017

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With over four million copies in print, Paramahansa Yogananda's autobiography has served as a gateway into yoga and alternative spirituality for North American practitioners since 1946. Balancing traditional yoga, metaphysical spirituality, and a flair for the stage, Yogananda inspired countless people to practice Yogoda, his own brand of yoga. His method combined the spiritual and superhuman aspirations of Indian traditions with the health-oriented sensibilities of Western practice. Because the Yogoda program does not rely on recognizable postures and poses, it has remained under the radar of yoga scholarship. Biography of a Yogi examines Yogananda's career and Yogoda in the wider context of the development of yoga in the twentieth century. Focusing on Yogis during this early period of transnational popularization, Foxen highlights the continuities in the concept of the Yogi as superhuman and traces the transformation of yoga from a holistic and spiritual practice to its present-day postural practice.

Über den Autor

Anya P. Foxen teaches in the Religious Studies Program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and is a certified yoga instructor and long-time practitioner.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List Of Figures

Note On Transliteration

Dramatis Personae

Introduction

1: The Turbaned Superman

2: Yogis Without Borders

3: Here Comes the Yogiman

4: Yogi Calisthenics

5: Hagiography of a Yogi

Epilogue

Bibliography

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2017
Genre:	Importe , Religion & Theologie
Religion:	Nichtchristliche Religionen
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780190668051
ISBN-10:	0190668059
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Foxen, Anya P.
Hersteller:	OXFORD UNIV PR
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Anya P. Foxen
Erscheinungsdatum:	24.08.2017
Gewicht:	0,401 kg