The Ethics of Yoga and the Spirit of Godmen: Neoliberalism, Competition, and Embodied Capitalism

16 November 2021, 12:00 - 14:00

Online event (UK time)

This is a free online event hosted via Zoom. Registration is required for this event.



The Ethics of Yoga and the Spirit of Godmen: Neoliberalism, Competition, and Embodied Capitalism in India


Speaker

Joseph S. Alter (University of Pittsburgh)

 

Readings:

  • Joseph S.Alter, Modern Medical Yoga: Struggling With a History of Magic, Alchemy and Sex, in Asian Medicine, 1(1), 119-146, 2005.
  • Andrea R. Jain, “Who Is to Say Modern Yoga Practitioners Have It All Wrong? On Hindu Origins and Yogaphobia”, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume 82, Issue 2, June 2014, Pages 427–471

 

 

An event organised by Grammars of Marriage and Desire Research Network (GoMAD)
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