An introduction to yoga in practice and conceptualization from the perspective of history of religions, 7.5 Credits
Swedish name: Yoga i praktik och föreställning - en religionshistorisk introduktion
This syllabus is valid: 2024-01-29
and until further notice
Course code: 1RE234
Credit points: 7.5
Education level: First cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level:
Religion and Theology: First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
Established by: Faculty director of studies, Faculty of arts, 2024-01-29
Required Knowledge
General entry requirements
Literature
Valid from:
2024 week 11
Is this yoga? : concepts, histories, and the complexities of modern practice Foxen Anya P., Kuberry Christa Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge : 2021 : xii, 240 pages : ISBN: 9781138390072 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
Sarbacker Stuart Ray Tracing the path of Yoga : the history and philosophy of Indian mind-body discipline Albany : State University of New York Press : [2021] : xiv, 437 pages : ISBN: 1438481217 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
White David Gordon. Yoga in practice Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press : c2012. : xii, 397 p. : ISBN: 0691140855 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
Singleton Mark Yoga body: the origins of modern posture practice Oxford : Oxford University Press : 2010 : Online access for UMUB Mandatory
Yoga in the modern world : contemporary perspectives Singleton Mark, Byrne Jean London : Routledge : 2009 : 221 p. : ISBN: 9780203894996 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
Routledge handbook of yoga and meditation studies Newcombe Suzanne, O'Brien-Kop Karen Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge : 2021 : 1 online resource (xx, 544 pages) : Online access for UMUB ISBN: 9781351050753 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
Miller Christopher Jain Embodying Transnational Yoga : Eating, Singing, and Breathing in Transformation Routledge : 2023 : Mandatory
Bryant Edwin F. The Yoga sutras of Patañjali : a new edition, translation, and commentary with insights from the traditional commentators First edition : New York : North Point Press : [2009] : 598 sidor : ISBN: 9780865477360 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
