Bibliograph

Roots of yoga, translated and edited with an introduction by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton

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Roots of yoga, translated and edited with an introduction by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-506) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Roots of yoga

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

928480104

Responsibility statement

translated and edited with an introduction by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

Yoga is hugely popular around the world today, yet until now little has been known of its roots. This book collects, for the first time, core teachings of yoga in their original form, translated and edited by two of the world's foremost scholars of the subject. It includes a wide range of texts from different schools of yoga, languages and eras: among others, key passages from the early Upanisads and the Mahabharata , and from the Tantric, Buddhist and Jaina traditions, with many pieces in scholarly translation for the first time. Covering yoga's varying definitions across systems, models of the esoteric and physical bodies, and its most important practices, such as posture, breath control, sensory withdrawal and meditation, Roots of Yoga is a unique and essential source of knowledge

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