Impaling the Yogi

I found the best quote for my #mallkhamb article “impaling the #yogi” which talks about the anthropology and history of #pole #yoga. I’ve been looking at primary texts in Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, Telegu, Tamil, Sinhalese, Sanskrit, Pali, …

This is the quote. I came across it serendipitously.

Here’s a glimpse of the article. It’s a work in progress. I’ve just uploaded the introduction.

https://www.academia.edu/40089036/Impaling_the_Yogi_Filtering_a_genealogical_search_for_proto-Mallkhamb_Pole_Yoga_through_Reverse_Orientalize-mosis