From the Yoga Mat to the Social Realm: Yoga and Gender in Brazil

If in pre-modern times yoga was almost an exclusive masculine activity, in contemporary times, at least in the West, yoga is dominated by women. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a qualitative research on yoga and gender in Brazil. Female participants were interviewed online, an...

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Main Author: Siegel, Pamela (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer International Publishing 2023
In: International journal of Latin American religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 663-680
Further subjects:B Feminism
B social transformation
B Yoga
B Emancipation
B Sexual Harassment
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