Yoga in Modern India

The Body between Science and Philosophy

Alter, Joseph S.

Princeton University Press, 2004

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Yoga has come to be an icon of Indian culture and civilization, and it is widely regarded as being timeless and unchanging. This book 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.

ISBN-13
9780691118741
ISBN-10
0691118744
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2004
Publication date
2004-09-19
Pages
352
Dimensions
233 x 157 x 20
Weight
568