一门古老的印度宗教是如何变成一个全球健康支柱产业的？从圣人的洞穴和森林到现代西方的健身房、医院和乡村礼堂，在瑜伽发展的曲折道路上发生了什么？它见证了怎样的历史和社会转折？在外传的过程中，瑜伽宗师们的教义失去了什么，又获得了什么？为什么瑜伽有那么多不同的形式，似乎囊括了从肌群练习到正念体验，从压力缓解到精神解放的方方面面……
这部全面讲述瑜伽历史的著作首次将瑜伽置于全球文化背景中，带领我们从神秘的宗教仪式和中世纪的身体魔法，到基督教和大英帝国，再到印度教民族主义者和二十世纪的西方，发现鲜为人知的瑜伽故事。
如今，瑜伽已融入女权主义、数字媒体、名人文化、压力流行病和对真实自我的追求等各种社会议题之中。希勒描绘了过去和现在各色与瑜伽有关的人物，讲述了一段关于学者与丑闻、科学与精神、智慧与无常的引人入胜的故事，对真实性的本质进行了广泛而令人警醒的讨论。
作者简介
【英】阿利斯戴尔•希勒（Alistair Shearer）
文化史学者，研究方向为印度次大陆艺术史和建筑史。曾在伦敦大学亚非学院（SOAS University of London）教授冥想和瑜伽心理学。翻译出版了瑜伽经典著作《瑜伽经》（Yoga Sutras）。他与合伙人在喀拉拉邦修建和经营着一家屡获殊荣的静修酒店。
罗金
贵州财经大学英语专业讲师，四川大学文学博士。中国翻译协会专家会员。长期从事文学翻译、翻译史研究工作。
潘丽妃
四川大学外国语学院英文系助理研究员，四川大学文学博士、比利时根特大学东方语言与文化专业博士。主要从事汉文佛典外译研究，教授英文写作及翻译课程。
How did an ancient Indian religion become a pillar of global health? What has happened along the winding path of yoga's evolution, from the caves and forests of the saints to the gyms, hospitals and village auditoriums of the modern West? What historical and social transitions did it witness? What did the yogis lose and what did they gain in the process of spreading their teachings? Why there are so many different forms of yoga that seem to encompass everything from muscle exercises to mindfulness experiences, from stress relief to spiritual liberation...
This comprehensive history of yoga places yoga in a global cultural context for the first time, leading us to discover the lesser-known story of yoga from mystical religious rituals and medieval body magic, to Christianity and the British Empire, to Hindu nationalists and the twentieth century West.
Today, yoga is woven into social issues as diverse as feminism, digital media, celebrity culture, the stress epidemic, and the quest for your authentic self. Drawing on a wide variety of yoga-related figures, past and present, Shiller tells a fascinating story of scholars and scandals, science and spirituality, wisdom and impermanence, and offers a broad and sobering discussion of the nature of authenticity.
About the author
[E] Alistair Shearer
A cultural historian specializing in the history of art and architecture of the Indian subcontinent. He taught meditation and yoga psychology at SOAS University of London. Translated and published Yoga Sutras (Yoga Sutras). He and his partners build and operate an award-winning retreat hotel in Kerala.
Rodin
Lecturer in English, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Doctor of Literature, Sichuan University. Expert member of Translators Association of China. He has been engaged in literary translation and translation history research for a long time.
Pan Lifei
Assistant researcher, Department of English, School of Foreign Languages, Sichuan University, Doctor of Literature, Sichuan University, Doctor of Oriental Languages and Culture, Ghent University, Belgium. He is mainly engaged in the translation of Chinese Buddhist texts, and teaches English writing and translation courses.
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