Body, mind and spirit? Towards an analysis of the practice of yoga

Body and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 25-46

  Smith, Benjamin Richard ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 41749088922     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: 14603632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X07077771     Document Type: Article

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