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In 1689, John Ovington connects yogic postures to... - ANSWER delusions of Satan
Early European sources about yoga differentiate Hindu yogisand Muslim fakirs. -
ANSWER false
Why did the British create laws making yogis illegal? - ANSWER Yogis were often
militant
The "medicalization" of yoga began when Indian thinkers began attempting to connect
the yoga body with the anatomical body in the late 19th century. - ANSWER true!
S.C. Vasu attempted to distinguish bad yoga from true yoga, which... - ANSWER was
scientific and rational
Who was Eugene Sandow? - ANSWER a body builder
Which of the following refers to a religious movement in the mid-1800s that emphasized
the connection between mind and body? - ANSWER Muscular Christianity
Ling Gymnastics was an important precursor to the physical style of modern yoga. -
ANSWER true!
Popular postural yoga began as... - ANSWER a hybridized product of colonial India.
Yoga was first part of India-wide curriculum in the YMCA. - ANSWER true
Which of the following focused on yoga postures primarily for female bodily aesthetics?
- ANSWER Mollie Bagot Stack
Which of the following, linked cakras to the "Seals of the Apocalypse"? - ANSWER
Cajzoran Ali
Which of the following helped usher in the "Oriental Dance Craze" that paved the way
for modern yoga? - ANSWER Genevieve Stebbins
As it became mainstream, yoga was a gendered phenomenon. - ANSWER true
Which of the following was the founder of the dramatic form known as Delsartism? -
ANSWER Francois Delsarte
While traditional yoga texts focus on the subtle body, modern yoga manuals focus on
the anatomical body. - ANSWER true