Yoga body : the origins of modern posture practice / Mark Singleton.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

viii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- A brief overview of yoga in the Indian tradition -- Fakirs, yogins, Europeans -- Popular portrayals of the yogin -- India and the international physical culture movement -- Modern Indian physical culture : degeneracy and experimentation -- Yoga as physical culture I : strength and vigor -- Yoga as physical culture II : harmonial gymnastics and esoteric dance -- The medium and the message : visual reproduction and the āsana revival -- T. Krishnamacharya and the Mysore āsana revival.