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Yoga in Britain: Stretching Spirituality and Educating Yogis

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Newcombe, Suzanne·2019·Equinox Publishing eBooks
DOI 10.1558/isbn.9781781796597
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Yoga in Britain reveals how yoga came to be an accepted, mainstream activity in the twentieth century. During this period, yoga transformed from an esoteric concept into a something that would be taught to thousands of middle-class women in adult education classes. For the post-war welfare state, yoga was understood as having potential public bene­fit in promoting physical health and wellbeing. The structure of yoga classes which developed in this context established certification structures and secular, replicable class forms. This setting is crucial for understanding the methods and expectations found in globally popular forms of yoga. Moreover, yoga has not developed in a linear manner. Old and new forms co-exist, adapting to suit the specific needs of particular populations. In twentieth-first century Britain, yoga cannot be collapsed into a form of neoliberal commercialism or cultural appropriation, although these influences on yoga in Britain are also evident. Using extensive archival evidence and oral history interviews, the book reveals the diversity of individuals involved with the popularisation of yoga. In Britain, as throughout the globe, yoga continues to be understood and practiced in very distinctive ways by different people.

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Authors
Newcombe, S.
Corresponding author
Newcombe, Suzanne
ORCID
Newcombe, Suzanne
Venue
Equinox Publishing eBooks
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Published
2019-06-01
DOI
10.1558/isbn.9781781796597
OpenAlex
W2902525208
Cited by
27
References
132
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 2
FWCI
5.51
Type
book
Language
en
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  • Equinox Publishing eBooks (publishedVersion)
  • Open Research Online (The Open University) (acceptedVersion)
  • Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Sociology, History and Politics of Sport
Keywords
yoga, adult education, middle-class women, post-war welfare state, secularism, spirituality, neoliberalism, cultural appropriation, history of yoga, 20th century

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