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Author Syman, Stefanie.

Title The subtle body : the story of yoga in America / Stefanie Syman.

Publication Info. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  204.36 SYMAN    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  204.3609 SYMAN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  204.36 SY61    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  204.36 SYMAN    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  613.7046 SYMAN    In Mending
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  181.45 SYMAN    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-364) and index.
Summary In "The Subtle Body," Stefanie Syman tells the surprising story of yoga's transformation from a centuries-old spiritual discipline to a multibillion-dollar American industry.
Contents Brahma? -- Thoreau's experiment -- The guru arrives -- Swami Vivekananda's legacy -- The making of an American guru -- Theos Bernard's spiritual heroism -- Margaret Woodrow Wilson "turns Hindu" -- Uncovering reality in Hollywood -- Hatha yoga on Sunset Boulevard -- Psychedelic sages -- How to be a guru without really trying -- Marshmallow yoga -- The new penitents.
Subject Yoga.
United States -- Religion.
Leisure -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Big business -- United States.
ISBN 9780374236762 hardcover alkaline paper
0374236763 hardcover alkaline paper
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