Thinking in Āsana - Movement and Philosophy in Viniyoga, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashtanga Yoga - Matylda Ciołkosz

Thinking in Āsana - Movement and Philosophy in Viniyoga, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashtanga Yoga - Matylda Ciołkosz

Prologue

Thinking in Āsana - Movement and Philosophy in Viniyoga, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashtanga Yoga - Matylda Ciołkosz

Matylda Ciołkosz [+-]
Jagiellonian University, Kraków
Matylda Ciołkosz is an assistant professor at the Institute of Religious Studies, Jagiellonian University in Kraków. She earned her PhD in culture and religion studies in 2019 for her research on the meaning- making role of kinesthetic experience in the practice of modern postural yoga. In her research, she draws from cognitive approaches to the study of religions to explore the influence of sensory, motor, and social contexts on the formation and application of religious concepts.

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This part of the monograph introduces the theme of the study as well as its basic methodological assumptions. It gives an overview of my aims related to pursuing this study and discusses briefly my position as a researcher and an author. It provides the general information about the yoga systems I discuss and summarises the basic tenets of enactivism. It elucidates some technical issues regarding methodology and terminology, and clarifies some reservations pertaining to the scope of the study and its claims. It also summarises the contents of the rest of the book, providing the reader with its outline.

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Ciołkosz, Matylda . Prologue. Thinking in Āsana - Movement and Philosophy in Viniyoga, Iyengar Yoga, and Ashtanga Yoga. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. vii-xiii Oct 2022. ISBN 9781800502123. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=42222. Date accessed: 26 Jun 2025 doi: 10.1558/equinox.42222. Oct 2022

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