Yoga in the Modern World: Contemporary Perspectives

by Jean Marie Byrne (Editor), Mark Singleton (Editor)

This book is the first study to engage directly with the transformations and adaptations of yoga in the modern world. It addresses the dialectic and ideological exchange between yoga's ancient precursors and modern praxis, and the development and consolidation of yoga in global settings.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Matthew Hahn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fantastic compilation of scholarly articles which sheds light on the modern formations of the ancient practices of yoga. Written with an academic audience in mind, the writing is nonetheless accessible to people without a great deal of background in the field.