Tracing the Path of Yoga: The History and Philosophy of Indian Mind-Body Discipline
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Pronunciation Guide for Sanskrit Terms -- Introduction The History and Philosophy of Yoga -- Chapter 1 Defining Yoga -- Yoga as "Discipline" -- "Limbs" (anga) of Yoga -- Paths (mārga) of Yoga -- Yoga as "Union" -- The Numinous and...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Albany
State University of New York Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Yoga
/ Philosophy
/ Religion
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Yoga-History
B Electronic books |
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| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Pronunciation Guide for Sanskrit Terms -- Introduction The History and Philosophy of Yoga -- Chapter 1 Defining Yoga -- Yoga as "Discipline" -- "Limbs" (anga) of Yoga -- Paths (mārga) of Yoga -- Yoga as "Union" -- The Numinous and Cessative in Yoga -- Householder and Renouncer Traditions -- The Guru-Śisya Relationship -- Yogī, Yogin/Yogini, Sādhaka, and Siddha -- Class, Gender, and Sexuality -- The Origins of Yoga -- Living Yoga Traditions -- Defining "Yoga" and "Tantra" -- The Chronology of Yoga Traditions -- Chapter 2 The Prehistory of Yoga: The Indus Civilization and the -- Indus Valley Civilization and the "Yogi" Seal (2800-1500 BCE) -- The Indo-Aryans and the Vedic Brāhmanical Tradition -- Structure of the Vedic Tradition -- Rsi, Deva, Devī, Asura, Asurī -- Sacrifice (yajña) and Worship (pūjā) -- Vedic Justice (rta), Law (dharma), and Social Order -- Sanātanadharma, Varnāśramadharma, and Purusārtha -- Proto-Yogic Concepts and Practices in the Vedic Literature -- Mantra -- Tapas, Prānāyāma, and Brahmacarya -- Vrata and Āśrama -- Soma, Visa, Ausadhi -- Virtuosos and Proto-Yogis in the Vedic Literature -- Rsi -- Keśin and Muni -- Brahmacārin -- Yati, Tapasvin, Vrātya -- The Vedic Roots of Yoga -- Chapter 3 Brāhmanical Asceticism and Śramana Traditions -- The Emergence of Asceticism and Renunciation in Indic Religion -- Brāhmanical Asceticism in the Āranyakas and Upanisads -- From Sacrifice (yajña) to Knowledge (jñāna) -- Methods of Yoga in the Upanisads -- Emergence of the Śramana Traditions -- Mahāvīra and the Jain Model of Asceticism and Yoga -- The Life of Mahāvīra Vardhamāna -- Yogic Principles and Practices in Early Jainism -- Ahimsā and Vrata -- Tapas -- Jhāna -- The Development of Buddhism and the Buddhist Path (mārga) -- The Life of the Buddha -- The Dharma and Samgha. |
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| ISBN: | 1438481233 |