Book Review: "A History of Modern Yoga: Patanjali and Western Esotericism"
Journal of Hindu-Christian studies 2005 DOI: 10.7825/2164-6279.1348 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
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| Key findings | Argues that modern yoga is a hybrid tradition shaped by Western esotericism and Indian reform movements, rather than a direct continuation of Patanjali's classical yoga. The review presents De Michelis's historical analysis of how transnational exchanges produced contemporary yoga practices. |
Abstract
A review of A History of Modern Yoga: Patanjali and Western Esotericism by Elizabeth De Michelis.