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Roots of Yoga
James Mallinson
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Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 33. Weight in Grams: 402.
'Yoga is to be known through yoga. Yoga arises from yoga. One who is vigilant by means of yoga delights in yoga for a long time' 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 ... Read more
'Yoga is to be known through yoga. Yoga arises from yoga. One who is vigilant by means of yoga delights in yoga for a long time' 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241253045
SKU
V9780241253045
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About James Mallinson
James Mallinson (Author) James Mallinson is Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit and Classical Indian Civilization at SOAS, University of London. He has edited and translated several texts on hathayoga from the eleventh to fifteenth centuries CE. He has also spent several years living with traditional Hindu ascetics and yogis in India and in 2013 he was honoured with ... Read more
Reviews for Roots of Yoga
Assembling in translation an unprecedented array of sources, many of which have been unknown or neglected, this anthology will be an indispensable companion for all interested in Yoga, both scholars and practitioners.
Prof. Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson With all the myth and misinformation in the Yogasphere this research and the resulting book will be a much needed resource for yogis, ... Read more
Prof. Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson With all the myth and misinformation in the Yogasphere this research and the resulting book will be a much needed resource for yogis, ... Read more