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Leigh Eric Schmidt is the Charles Warren Professor of American religious history at Harvard University. He has written extensively on American spiritual seeking, holiday conflicts, evangelical Protestantism and liberal religious traditions. His most recent book, Heaven’s Bride, is on Craddock’s epic battle with Comstock over obscenity, sex, blasphemy and free speech.

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The History of Yoga and Religion in America

Posted January 18, 2011 | 20:16:23 (EST)

In launching a campaign to "Take Back Yoga" from New Age gurus and fitness entrepreneurs, the Hindu American Foundation has generated a storm of controversy -- one that recently spilled from the blogosphere onto the front page of The New York Times. Nobody owns yoga, the targeted practitioners have replied...

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