A comprehensive and theory-rich investigation of the history and philosophy of yoga, from its Indian origins to the contemporary context.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781438481227
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication Date: 07-02-2021
Pages: 451
Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
About the Author
Stuart Ray Sarbacker is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Oregon State University. He is the author of Samādhi: The Numinous and Cessative in Indo-Tibetan Yoga, also published by SUNY Press, and (with Kevin Kimple) The Eight Limbs of Yoga: A Handbook for Living Yoga Philosophy.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Pronunciation Guide for Sanskrit Terms
Introduction: The History and Philosophy of Yoga
1. Defining Yoga
2. The Prehistory of Yoga: The Indus Civilization and the Vedic Tradition
3. Brāhmaṇical Asceticism and Śramaṇa Traditions
4. The Classical Hindu Model of Yoga: Pātañjala Yoga and Aṣṭāṅgayoga
5. Hindu Epic, Purāṇic, and Scholastic Representations of Yoga
6. Classical Śramaṇa Traditions of Yoga
7. The Medieval Transformation of Yoga: Bhakti, Tantra, and Haṭhayoga