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James Mallinson

Roots of Yoga

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The first single, reliable collection of primary material from the source traditions of yoga Despite the immense popularity of yoga today, there is surprisingly little knowledge of its roots among practitioners. This book brings together, for the first time, the core teachings of yoga in the words of their authors, rather than in the secondary versions of modern interpreters. Including key passages from the Upanishads, the Buddhist and Jaina traditions, the yoga sections of the Indian Tantras, and many texts that are being critically translated for the first time, Roots of Yoga provides a comprehensive and immediate insight into the essenti… Mehr

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Produktdetails


Weitere Autoren: Singleton, Mark / Mallinson, James / Singleton, Mark
  • ISBN: 978-0-241-25304-5
  • EAN: 9780241253045
  • Produktnummer: 19148766
  • Verlag: Penguin Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
  • Seitenangabe: 592 S.
  • Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.8 cm x D2.8 cm 414 g
  • Gewicht: 414

Über den Autor


Mark Singleton is a long-term research fellow at the American Institute of Indian Studies and teaches at St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His publications include Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice.   James Mallinson is a lecturer in Sanskrit and Classical and Indian Studies at SOAS, University of London. He has published eight books, all of which are editions and translations of Sanskrit yoga texts, epic tales, and poetry. His recent work has used philological study of Sanskrit texts, ethnography, and art history to explore the history of yoga and yogis.

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