Theory and Practice of Yoga, Essays in Honour of Gerald James Larson.

This collection of original essays provides fascinating insights into yoga as a historical and pluralistic phenomenon flourishing in a variety of religious and philosophical contexts. They cover a wide variety of traditions and topics related to Yoga: Classical Yoga, Sāṃkhya, Tantric Yoga, Bhakti Yo...

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Main Author: Knut A. Jacobsen (Editor)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2005.

Series: Numen Book Series 110.
Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837.

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