Why Yoga? A Cultural History of Yoga

by Borge Madsen and Børge Madsen

WHY YOGA? A Cultural History of Yoga takes a critical look at yoga as culture and yoga's role in society. It is about how people - now as then - use the symbolic power of yoga to find a place within society and culture. Yogis in the past.... The book is among many other things a fascinating historical examination of extraordinary customs and unusual social groups. We hear about such past milieus' sometimes bizarre yoga practices and lifestyles, how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493581708
• ISBN13: 9781493581702
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 506 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.6"