Understanding Yoga Studies Episode #1 | Indology | Interview with Dr James Mallinson

This podcast is brought to you as part of the Understanding Yoga Studies project, an online content series designed specifically to support early career and independent scholars gain a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the academic field of Yoga Studies. As a recognised field of academic study Yoga Studies is relatively young. Historically the study of traditions of yoga lived within a number of other academic disciplines; for example philology, Indology, history, religion and anthropology. In a contemporary academic context, studies of yoga have branched into further disciplinary contexts; for example sociology, ethnography, economics, modern history. This makes the field highly varied, engaging and exciting but also potentially vast and overwhelming for scholars new to the landscape. Each month we share an introduction to a different discipline within the field of Yoga Studies including an interview with a current academic working within that discipline. This content series is brought to you by the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies | Interview by Vicky Addinall | Sound production by Fred Molin Check out the Understanding Yoga Studies content series here: https://www.soas.ac.uk/yoga-studies/understanding-yoga-studies/ To read more about the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies here: https://www.soas.ac.uk/yoga-studies/ Follow us on socials here: Instagram: @soas.centreofyogastudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/237598023451901/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOAS_CYS SIGN UP ​​​​https://soas.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=749bd5ed1c1e9a79a850fb794&id=664dc112b1 to Centre’s mailing list to receive the latest content direct to your inbox.