1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778561103321

Autore

Kruijtzer Gijs

Titolo

Xenophobia in seventeenth-century India [[electronic resource] /] / Gijs Kruijtzer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Leiden], : Leiden University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-40212-9

9786612402128

90-485-1094-5

Edizione

[1. Leiden University Press ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Collana

LUP dissertations

Disciplina

150

Soggetti

Xenophobia - India - History - 17th century

India Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Entirely revised from the author's dissertation Xenophobia and consciousness in seventeenth-century India : six cases from the Deccan, 2008"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-305) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction The ethics of writing the Precolonial; Ch1. A Dutch Painter in Bijapur: National sentiment and European-ness as reflected in the Relation between the Dutch and the Portuguese in the Early Century; Ch2. The Queen and the Usurper: Deccanis vs. Westerners in Bijapur around 1636; Ch3. The Right and Left hand disputes in Chennapatnam in 1652-55: a Minimal group Experiment in Seventeenth-Century India; Ch4. Saying one thing, doing another? Shivaji and Deccani Patriotism 1674-1680; Ch5. Anxiety in Aurangzeb's Deccan Marathas, Sidis and Keigwin

s Rebellion 1683-84Ch6. Madanna, Akkanna and the Brahmin Revolution in Golkonda 1674-86; Conclusion Human Nature in a Seventeenth-Century Environment; Epilogue Aurangzeb/Shivaji and the Eighteenth Century; APPENDIX I DUTCH USAGE FOR MUSLIM AND HINDU; APPENDIX II AURANZEB ON STRATAGEM; APPENDIX III ON THE AUTHENTICITY OF SHIVAJI'S AND SIDI MAS'UD'S LETTERS TO MALOJI GHORPADE; LIST OF ABBREVIATED REFERENCES; REPOSITORIES OF UNPUBLISHED SOURCES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

It is tempting to think of precolonial India as a harmonious society, but was it?



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787322603321

Autore

Van Hulsteyn Peggy

Titolo

Yoga and Parkinson's disease [[electronic resource] ] : a journey to health and healing / / Peggy van Hulsteyn, with Barbara Gage and Connie Fisher ; photographs by Jeanie Puleston Fleming, PhD

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Demos Medical Publishing, LLC, 2013

ISBN

1-61705-172-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GageBarbara <1943->

FisherConnie <1948->

Disciplina

616.8/330642

Soggetti

Parkinson's disease - Exercise therapy

Yoga - Therapeutic use

Mind and body

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author's Note; Part 1: Yoga to the Rescue; Chapter 1: My Story; Chapter 2: Research and Findings on Yoga for Parkinson's Disease; Chapter 3: How to Use This Book; Practical Tips for Beginning Your Yoga Practice; Notes on Safety and Comfort; Chapter 4: An Introduction to Yoga; Part 2: The Poses; Chapter 5: Supine Postures (Lying on Your Back); Corpse Pose; Supine Twist; Abdominal Curl; The Single Leg Abdominal Curl; Supine Leg Stretch; Dead Bug Pose; Modified Shoulder Stand; Bridge Pose

Chapter 6: Prone Postures (on Knees or Belly)Cat Pose; Child's Pose; Cobra Pose; Diagonal Stretch Pose; Half-Circle Pose; Chapter 7: Seated Poses; Easy Pose; Seated Twist Pose; Forward Bend Pose; Modified Forward Bend Pose; Butterfly Pose; Chapter 8: Standing Postures; Mountain Pose; Lateral Neck Stretch; Standing Tree Pose; Half-Squat Pose; Triangle Pose; Moon Salute; Hip Rotations; Warrior Pose; Classic Forward Bend; Supported Standing Forward Bend; Modified Forward Bend (Half Bend); Modified Forward Bend, with Bent Leg; Forward Bend Twist; Standing Twist; Forward Dive; Backward Bend Pose



Standing Shoulder Squeeze Lateral Side Bend; Chapter 9: Yoga Snacks: Approachable Postures to Begin Your Day or When You Have Limited Time or Energy; Corpse Pose; Chair-Assisted Corpse Pose; Knee Hug; Lying Twist; Cat Pose; Pillow-Assisted Child's Pose; Cobra Pose; Butterfly Pose; Seated Mountain; Seated Forward Bend; Seated Forward Bend with a Straight Back; Lateral Neck Stretch; Seated Hero or Breath of Joy; Seated Twist; Seated Warrior; Chair-Assisted Camel Pose; Chapter 10: Meditation; Conclusion; Notes; Resources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Yoga and Parkinson's Disease is a practical how to guide to using yoga to manage stress, improve mental alertness, increase flexibility, correct posture and improve the quality-of-life of readers with Parkinson's. It follows the author's own experience and research studies in the subject that have shown a correlation between yoga practice and better health and outcomes after a Parkinson's Disease diagnosis. More than simply an exercise guide, the book is a deeply soothing form of moving meditation and physical activity that is a safe way to rebuild strength, stamina, and flexibility.