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9780190082765

Inhaling Spirit Harmonialism, Orientalism, and the Western Roots of Modern Yoga

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  • ISBN13:

    9780190082765

  • ISBN10:

    0190082763

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2020-03-19
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Author Biography


Anya P. Foxen, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, with a dual appointment in Religious Studies and Women's and Gender Studies. Her research centers primarily on alternative spiritualities and their intersections with gender, modernity, and science. She is a certified yoga instructor and long-time practitioner.

Table of Contents


List Of Figures

Note On Transliteration

Acknowledgements

Introduction: We, Other Greeks

1: Hot Souls, Pneumatic Bodies, and Interplanetary Journeys

2: Harmonic Spirits and the Music of the Spheres

3: Breathing for Nerve Force, Posing for Poise

4: Pneumatic Dancing Girls

5: A Nautch Girl to Teach Us Delsarte

6: Adaptations, Appropriations, and Aerobics

Epilogue: Ceci n'est pas un Yogi, redux

Bibliography

Notes

Index

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