26. Adrián Muñoz | The Study of Yoga in Latin America

In this episode we speak with Adrián Muñoz about his academic
path and research at El Colegio de México where he is currently
heading an exciting new project on the history of yoga in Latin
America. Adrián tells Seth about his early years and training in
grad school in Mexico, discovering the Nāth yogis, travels and
field work in India, as well as his love for poetry and the
vernacular. We also discuss the Euro-American and Anglophone
primacy of academia and the need for (as well as challenges of)
non-English research and publications. We then discuss the
history of yoga in Latin America, with particular attention to
Mexico as we preview Adrián's upcoming course, YS 118 | Yoga in
Latin America. 

Speaker Bio


Dr. Adrián Muñoz is an Associate Professor at the Center for
Asian and African Studies, El Colegio de México, where he earned
his PhD in South Asian Studies in 2007. He has specialized in
South Asian religious traditions, with an emphasis in early
modern expressions, but is also interested in the intricate
relationships between religion, mythography, and literature
across time and languages.  Adrián’s research has usually
focused on the history and literature of yoga, often dealing with
issues of hagiography, variability, and identity. In recent
years, he has been developing a research project on the reception
and practice of yoga in Mexico, and coordinates a wider research
group devoted to tracing the history of yoga in Latin
America.  He has authored various articles and book chapters
these issues. His books include Historia minima del yoga (2019,
co-authored with Gabriel Martino), Radiografía del hathayoga
(2016), and Yogi Heroes and Poets: Histories and Legends of the
Naths (2011, coedited with David N. Lorenzen). He also writes
poetry.

Links


YS 118 | Yoga in Latin America

https://colmex.academia.edu/AdriánMuñoz