In this interview, renowned yoga historian Jason Birch discusses common myths surrounding yoga’s history, arguing for increased philological study of Sanskrit and vernacular sources to reconstruct multifaceted developments empirically.
This collaboration between researchers at the University of Oxford (Professor James Mallinson, Dr. Jason Birch) and the University of Marburg (Professor Jürgen Hanneder, Dr. Mitsuyo Demoto, Mr. Nils-Jacob Liersch) will produce the an authoritative critical edition along with an annotated translation of the Haṭhapradīpikā’s primary recension. Through meticulous examination of surviving manuscript witnesses, Professors Mallinson, Hanneder, and their research teams have produced a new critical edition of the Haṭhapradīpikā.
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Smriti Srinivas offers a unique perspective on the academic study of yoga, drawing from her background in anthropology and lived experiences across diverse cultures.
Agi Wittich shares her view on the book by Christopher Jain Miller, Embodying Transnational Yoga: Eating, Singing, and Breathing in Transformation.
This interview with yoga scholar David Gordon White provides a compelling window into the development of yoga studies as an academic discipline over the past 50 years and reflections on
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