A Critical History of Yoga

Hi Everyone! This video takes a scholarly perspective to the history of Yoga. I hope you enjoy. If you want to see further discussion about Modern Postural Yoga, check out this interview:    • MARK SINGLETON - On Yoga Body  

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Major Sources Used for this video include:
David Gordon White, Yoga in Practice.
Barbera Stoller Miller, trans., Patanjali’s Yogasutra.
Mark Singleton, Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice.
Elizabeth De Michelis, A History of Modern Yoga: Patanjali and Western Esotericism.
Jeremy Carrette and Richard King, Selling Spirituality: The Silent Takeover of Religion.
Richard King, Orientalism and Religion: Postcolonial Theory, India and the ‘Mystical East’
James Mallinson, trans., The Gheranda Samhita.
Jason Birch. “The Meaning of haṭha in Early Haṭhayoga.” The Journal of the Royal Oriental Society 13/4 (2011) pp. 527-554
Antony Mary Grace. “’It’s Not Religious, But It’s Spritual’: Appropriation in the Universal Spirituality of Yoga” Journal of Communication and Religion 37/4 (2014) pp. 63-81
Andrea R. Jain. “Who says Modern Yoga Practitioners Have It All Wrong? On Hindu Origins and Yogaphobia.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 82/2 (2014) pp. 427-471
Callie Batts Maddox. “Studying at the Source: Ashtanga Yoga Tourism and the Search for Authenticity in Mysore, India” Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change 13/4 (2015) pp. 330-343