Mark Singleton's history is built from documented research into early-twentieth-century physical culture movements, tracing specific, checkable connections between them and the form modern postural yoga actually took, an argument against treating modern asana practice as an unbroken continuation of ancient hatha yoga. That named, evidenced critique of a widely repeated continuity claim is the book's real evidentiary contribution, not a claim about its publisher. This record has not independently traced further scholarly disagreement with Singleton's specific claims since 2010. Use it to document this critical historical account of modern yoga's development; a claim that a specific asana or mudra is itself ancient should be checked against this critique rather than assumed, since that is precisely the claim this study contests.
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Mark Singleton's scholarly history, published by Oxford University Press, arguing that modern postural yoga owes much of its form to early twentieth century physical culture movements rather than being an unbroken continuation of ancient hatha yoga; a claim that a given asana or mudra is itself ancient should be checked against this critique rather than assumed. NotesMark Singleton's scholarly history arguing that modern postural yoga (asana-centered practice) owes much of its form to early-twentieth-century physical culture movements rather than being a direct, unbroken continuation of ancient hatha yoga. Use to document this critical historical account of how modern yoga practice developed; it specifically challenges claims of unbroken ancient lineage for modern postural forms, so a claim that a given asana or mudra is itself ancient should be checked against this critique rather than assumed.
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AuthorMark Singleton
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication Year2010
URLhttps://global.oup.com/academic/product/yoga-body-9780195395341
Source Typeacademic monograph
Claims Backed By This Source (86 claims)
This source backs 86 claims across the atlas. As facts: 42 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. Plus 43 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Nadis, 37 claims: 23 well-attested, 14 general references.
- Asanas, 15 claims: 15 general references.
- Mudras, 9 claims: 9 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Articles, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Disciplines, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 general references.
- Practices, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Esoteric Texts, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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