How Long to Read Yoga in Modern India

How Long Does it Take to Read Yoga in Modern India?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 50 minutes to read Yoga in Modern India by Joseph S. Alter

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Yoga has come to be an icon of Indian culture and civilization, and it is widely regarded as being timeless and unchanging. Based on extensive ethnographic research and an analysis of both ancient and modern texts, Yoga in Modern India challenges this popular view by examining the history of yoga, focusing on its emergence in modern India and its dramatically changing form and significance in the twentieth century. Joseph Alter argues that yoga's transformation into a popular activity idolized for its health value is based on modern ideas about science and medicine. Alter centers his analysis on an interpretation of the seminal work of Swami Kuvalayananda, one of the chief architects of the Yoga Renaissance in the early twentieth century. From this point of orientation he explores current interpretations of yoga and considers how practitioners of yogic medicine and fitness combine the ideas of biology, physiology, and anatomy with those of metaphysics, transcendence, and magical power. The first serious ethnographic history of modern yoga in India, this fluently written book is must reading not only for students and scholars but also practitioners who seek a deeper understanding of how yoga developed over time into the exceedingly popular phenomenon it is today.

How long is Yoga in Modern India?

Yoga in Modern India by Joseph S. Alter is 350 pages long, and a total of 87,500 words.

This makes it 118% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Yoga in Modern India Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 58 minutes to read Yoga in Modern India aloud.

What Reading Level is Yoga in Modern India?

Yoga in Modern India is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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