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Book: Yoga Studies in Five Minutes

Chapter: 44. Who was the Frist Teacher of Yoga?

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.46386

Blurb:

Multiple deities and legendary figures have been proclaimed as the first teacher of yoga. If, on the other hand, we consider who was the first yoga teacher in the Western world, we could attribute this title to Swami Vivekananda, after his appearance at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago in 1893.

Chapter Contributors

  • Daniela Bevilacqua (db28@soas.ac.uk - bevilacqua) 'Centre for Research in Anthropology (CRIA, ISCTE-IUL), Lisbon'