The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali

A Biography

By:

David Gordon White

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Lives of Great Religious Books

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The rise, fall, and modern resurgence of an enigmatic book revered by yoga enthusiasts around the world Consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, Patanjali's Yoga Sutra is extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practice-except it isn't. Virtually forgotten in India for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the West, the Yoga Sutra has been elevated to its present iconic status only in the course of the past forty years. David Gordon White retraces the strange and circuitous journey of this confounding work from its ancient origins to today, bringing to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations and misappropriations of the Yoga Sutra led to its revered place in contemporary popular culture.

Author Biography:

David Gordon White is Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies, emeritus, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His books include Yoga in Practice (Princeton) and Sinister Yogis.

Release date Australia

September 10th, 2019

Author

David Gordon White

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

1 table.

Pages

296

Series

Lives of Great Religious Books

ISBN-13

9780691197074

Product ID

29772366

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