Biography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda and the Origins of Modern Yoga
$97.35
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
24 August 2017
Summary
With over four million copies in print, Paramahansa Yogananda’s autobiography has served as a gateway into yoga and alternative spirituality for North American practitioners since 1946. Balancing traditional yoga, metaphysical spirituality, and a flair for the stage, Yogananda inspired countless people to practice Yogoda, his own brand of yoga. His method combined the spiritual and superhuman aspirations of Indian traditions with the health-oriented sensibilitiesof Western practice.Because th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780190668051 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0190668059 |
| Author: | Anya P. Foxen |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 24 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 376g |
| Dimensions: | 155mm x 231mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“The monograph is carefully edited, includes an index, and offers a thorough introduction. Scholars of modern yoga, metaphysical religion, and therapeutic spirituality will find Foxen’s study to be a valuable resource for further research.” – Dominic Zoehrer, Religious Studies Review”Anya Foxen’s Biography of a Yogi offers a breakthrough in the study of modern yoga and popular spirituality. Her historical analysis alerts readers to the unexpected significance of Paramahansa Yogananda as well as American metaphysical religion, and explains how yoga took form in the transnational spiritual marketplace. Foxen meticulously documents and analyzes Yogananda’s life and work, resulting in a new vision of guru-based movements and modernyoga at large.” -Andrea R. Jain, author of Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture
About The Author
Anya P. Foxen
Anya P. Foxen teaches in the Religious Studies Program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and is a certified yoga instructor and long-time practitioner.
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