Biography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda and the Origins of Modern Yoga

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  1. Bender 2010: 185.

  2. Lindsay 1996: 357– 58.

  3. This term originates from theoretical physics. However, David White (2014) has
    argued that it can also be used to describe the projects of such yogic sources as the
    Yoga Sūtras.

  4. Alter 2006a: 767.

  5. Although the characters of Heroes for the most part do not actively seek to cultivate
    these superpowers, the series nevertheless suggests that such abilities may present
    an evolutionary advance that points to the superhuman potential of every human
    being, in line with the theories presented by Vivekananda and Yogananda.

  6. For more on Tesla’s interest in intersections between science and the occult, see
    Pokazanyeva 2016: 335– 39.

  7. This version of the character debuted in Doctor Strange #177 (1969), where a plot
    point necessitated that Strange take on a different form. It is sometimes known as
    the Blue Mage or Necromancer costume.

  8. For the implications of religious bricolage and appropriation, see Altglas 2014.

  9. Bender 2010: 112.

  10. Kadetsky 2004: 82– 83.

  11. See Malhotra 2001: 89– 99.

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