Abstract
Roots of Yoga. Translated and edited with an introduction by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton. London: Penguin Books, 2017. Paperback. xl + 540 pages
Highlights
2020 Volume 3 canonical texts and transregional postural systems, they view their work as addressing a lack of awareness about yoga’s varied historical contexts in South Asia
The book is thematically arranged in eleven chapters, with each one treating a major aspect of yoga’s multifarious history, from breath-control to posture to special powers
Each begins with an essay summarizing the theme at hand, an overview of the chapter contents, and the translated passages themselves, which are organised diachronically
Summary
2020 Volume 3 canonical texts (e.g., the Upaniṣads, Bhagavad Gītā, and Pātāñjalayogaśāstra) and transregional postural systems, they view their work as addressing a lack of awareness about yoga’s varied historical contexts in South Asia. Volume 3 canonical texts (e.g., the Upaniṣads, Bhagavad Gītā, and Pātāñjalayogaśāstra) and transregional postural systems, they view their work as addressing a lack of awareness about yoga’s varied historical contexts in South Asia.
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