Yoga in the Modern World: Contemporary Perspectives

by Mark Singleton and Jean Marie Byrne

Book Overview

Today yoga is a thoroughly globalised phenomenon. Yoga has taken the world by storm and is even seeing renewed popularity in India. Both in India and abroad, adults, children and teenagers are practicing yoga in diverse settings; gyms, schools, home, work, yoga studios and temples. The yoga diaspora began well over a hundred years ago and we continue to see new manifestations and uses of Yoga in the modern world.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415570867
• ISBN13: 9780415570862
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"