| The Philosophy of Classical Yoga Original Edition Contributor(s): Feuerstein, Georg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0892816031 ISBN-13: 9780892816033 Publisher: Inner Traditions International OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1996 Annotation: This is the first comprehensive and systematic analytical study of the major philosophical concepts of classical yoga. The book consists of a series of detailed discussions of the key concepts used by Pata-jali in his Yoga-Sutra to describe and explain the enigma of human existence and to point a way beyond the perpetual motion of the wheel of becoming. Feuerstein's study differs from previous ones in that it seeks to free Pata-jali's aphoristic statements from the accretions of later interpretations; instead, the author places the Sutra in its original context and sees it as the source of the whole edifice of classical yoga and not just as a summary of previous developments. This book will be of interest to comparative reliogionists, Indologists, and practitioners of yoga who wish to deepen their understanding of its philosophical basis.? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Yoga - Philosophy | Eastern |
| Dewey: 181.45 |
| LCCN: 96014380 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.27" W x 8.23" (0.45 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first comprehensive and systematic analytical study of the major philosophical concepts of classical yoga. The book consists of a series of detailed discussions of the key concepts used by Patanjali in his Yoga-Sutra to describe and explain the enigma of human existence and to point a way beyond the perpetual motion of the wheel of becoming. Feuerstein's study differs from previous ones in that it seeks to free Patanjali's aphoristic statements from the accretions of later interpretations; instead, the author places the Sutra in its original context and sees it as the source of the whole edifice of classical yoga and not just as a summary of previous developments. This book will be of interest to comparative religionists, Indologists, and practitioners of yoga who wish to deepen their understanding of its philosophical basis. |
Contributor Bio(s): Feuerstein, Georg: - Georg Feuerstein was an internationally recognized yoga scholar who began studying yoga at the age of fourteen. He is the author of The Essence of Yoga, Lucid Waking, The Philosophy of Classical Yoga, Sacred Sexuality, and The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali. |