Tag / yoga
Intertextual and Material Culture: Researching the RAS Collections
This week’s blog post is by Ruth Westoby. Handwritten on paper in Sanskrit, using devanāgarī script, is a manuscript of the Śārṅgadharapaddhati which forms part of the Royal Asiatic Society’s Tod collection.…
16 December 2022Dr Hannah K. Bartos Book Launch: Modern Transnational Yoga: The Transmission of Posture Practice
Please join us at 6.30pm on Friday July 8th for the book launch of Modern Transnational Yoga: The Transmission of Posture Practice by Dr Hannah Bartos. When you register, please specify whether you…
23 June 2022The Global Transmission of 20th Century Yoga Practice By Dr. Hannah Bartos
Recently published as part of the RAS book series, Dr Bartos’ book Modern Transnational Yoga investigates the social organisation of modern yoga practice and analyses why certain styles have transcended geographical borders…
11 February 2022A week of three events at the RAS
This week saw a trio of wonderful lectures and events at the Society to educate, inspire and entertain. On Monday 24 October, Professor Karel Werner (SOAS) delivered a lecture on “Pure Yoga…
28 October 2016Ralph Russell and the Poetry of Ghalib
On Tuesday 18th October the RAS was pleased to host the launch of a new edition of Ralph Russell’s work on Ghalib, the Urdu poet. We were delighted to be able to welcome…
20 October 2016Yogi Practices
On 11th February Dr Sir Jim Mallinson lectured to a full room on the history of Yoga focusing particularly on the history of ascetic practices. Dr Mallinson was keen to show how ascetic…
16 February 2016Events, Displays, Archives, Napoleon and Thomas Manning and, of course, Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all our readers. We hope that you had a relaxed and enjoyable time over the festive period and that 2016 will be a successful year for you. As…
7 January 2016