Roots of Yoga

Name: Roots of Yoga
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SKU: 9780241253045
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By James Mallinson and Mark Singleton

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Roots of Yoga by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton delves into the origins and evolution of yoga through a comprehensive compilation of historical texts. It examines various yoga practices, philosophies, and their interpretations across different cultures and time periods. This book serves as a rich resource for understanding the diverse traditions and foundations of yoga.
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If you're fascinated by the historical and philosophical origins of yoga, this book offers a rich exploration through translations of ancient texts, making it ideal for those seeking to deepen their understanding of yoga's diverse traditions and practices.

Roots of Yoga

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The first collection of its kind—a compendium of source texts on yoga, translated, introduced, and edited by two of the foremost yoga scholars in the world.

Despite the immense popularity of yoga today, there is surprisingly little knowledge of its roots amongst practitioners. Roots of Yoga collects together, for the first time, the core teachings of yoga in the words of their authors, rather than in the secondary versions of modern interpreters.

Including key passages from the Upanishads, the Buddhist and Jaina traditions, the yoga sections of the Indian Tantras, and many texts that are being critically translated for the first time, Roots of Yoga provides a comprehensive and immediate insight into the essential texts of the Indian traditions of yoga.

This book is a first stop for anyone wishing to learn more than they are told at their yoga class and an indispensable resource for serious yoga practitioners and teachers.

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Roots of Yoga by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton has been praised by reviewers for challenging conventional beliefs about yoga history. Matthew Remski highlights its depth of research, while Georg Feuerstein appreciates its originality and insights. Ganga White finds it a vital resource for yoga enthusiasts, countering myths and misinformation, and Professor Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson commends the book for its unprecedented collection of translated sources.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241253045

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 January 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 434g

Pages: 592

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About the Author

James Mallinson (Author) James Mallinson is Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit and Classical Indian Civilization at SOAS, University of London. He has edited and translated several texts on hathayoga from the eleventh to fifteenth centuries CE. He has also spent several years living with traditional Hindu ascetics and yogis in India and in 2013 he was honoured with the title of 'mahant' by the Ramanandi Sampradaya. Mark Singleton (Author) Mark Singleton is Senior Research Fellow in the department of Languages and Cultures of South Asia, SOAS, University of London. He was a consultant and catalogue author for the 2013 exhibition 'Yoga- The Art of Transformation' at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC, and has served as co-chair of the Yoga in Theory and Practice Group at the American Academy of Religions. His previous publications include three edited volumes of yoga scholarship and the book Yoga Body, the Origins of Modern Posture Practice.