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The subtle body : the story of yoga in America
- Title
- The subtle body : the story of yoga in America / Stefanie Syman.
- Author
- Syman, Stefanie.
- Publication
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 10-5244 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 390 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- In "The Subtle Body," Stefanie Syman tells the surprising story of yoga's transformation from a centuries-old spiritual discipline to a multibillion-dollar American industry.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Brahma? -- Thoreau's experiment -- The guru arrives -- Swami Vivekananda's legacy -- The making of an American guru -- Theos Bernard's spiritual heroism -- Margaret Woodrow Wilson "turns Hindu" -- Uncovering reality in Hollywood -- Hatha yoga on Sunset Boulevard -- Psychedelic sages -- How to be a guru without really trying -- Marshmallow yoga -- The new penitents.
- Call Number
- JFE 10-5244
- ISBN
- 9780374236762 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0374236763 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2010002358
- OCLC
- 456171421
- Author
- Syman, Stefanie.
- Title
- The subtle body : the story of yoga in America / Stefanie Syman.
- Imprint
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 10-5244