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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

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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

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Literature

Valid from: 2025 week 21

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
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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
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White David Gordon.
Yoga in practice
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press : c2012. : xii, 397 p. :
ISBN: 0691140855
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Singleton Mark
Yoga body: the origins of modern posture practice
Oxford : Oxford University Press : 2010 :
Online access for UMUB
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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
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Valid from: 2024 week 11

White David Gordon.
Yoga in practice
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press : c2012. : xii, 397 p. :
ISBN: 0691140855
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Singleton Mark
Yoga body: the origins of modern posture practice
Oxford : Oxford University Press : 2010 :
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Yoga in the modern world : contemporary perspectives
Singleton Mark, Byrne Jean
London : Routledge : 2009 : 221 p. :
ISBN: 9780203894996
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Routledge handbook of yoga and meditation studies
Newcombe Suzanne, O'Brien-Kop Karen
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge : 2021 : 1 online resource (xx, 544 pages) :
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ISBN: 9781351050753
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Miller Christopher Jain
Embodying Transnational Yoga : Eating, Singing, and Breathing in Transformation
Routledge : 2023 :
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