Yoga: Historical and Critical Perspectives

Education facts

Code: RT2416

<p>The course treats yoga traditions in premodern time and their transformation during late 19th century and 20th century to specialisations of modern yoga. On the basis of contemporary research within the field of history of religion, the course focuses on the development of various yoga traditions from a historical point of view. This entails studying the new ideas and practices that occurred during the first millennium B.C.E, and that were first expressed in the Upanishads and the new religions Buddhism and Jainism and later in the form of classical Hindu yoga and hatha yoga, to the varieties of different forms of yoga that are found today. Special focus will be given to the development of modern forms of yoga, and on clarifying the underlying processes connected to globalization and modernity that have made this development possible.</p>

Entry requirements

Bachelors degree or University studies equal to a Bachelors degree, including an approved Bachelor thesis of at least 15 credits. Applicants must prove their knowledge of English: English 5/English A from Swedish Upper Secondary School or the equivalent level of an internationally recognized test, for example TOEFL, IELTS.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Yoga: Historical and Critical Perspectives

  University of Gothenburg

  Start date: 2 September 2024

  End date: 4 November 2024

  Pace of study: 50 %