Yoga in Transformation

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Edited by Karl Baier, Philipp A. Maas and Karin Preisendanz. Conference papers of the International Conference on 'Yoga in Transformation: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on a Global Phenomenon' which took place at Vienna on 19-21 september 2013. The volume explores aspects of yoga over a period of about 2500 years. In its first part, it investigates facets of the South Asian and Tibetan traditions of yoga, such as the evolution of posture practice, the relationship between yoga and sex, yoga in the theistic context, the influence of Buddhism on early yoga, and the encounter of Islam with classical yoga. The second part addresses aspects of modern globalised yoga and its historical formation, as for example the emergence of yoga in Viennese occultism, the integration of yoga and nature cure in modern India, the eventisation of yoga in a global setting, and the development of Patañjalis iconography. In keeping with the current trend in yoga studies, the emphasis of the volume is on the practice of yoga and its theoretical underpinnings. With contributions by Dominik Wujastyk, Philipp A. Maas, Jason Birch et al. 630 Seiten mit 55 Abb., gebunden (Wiener Forum für Theologie und Religionswissenschaft; Band 16/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht/Vienna University Press 2018) Lagerspuren, Buchrücken bestoßen und leicht beschädigt/shelfwear, spine bumped and slightly damaged

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