The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
A Biography
$42.24
- Paperback
296 pages
- Release Date
17 November 2019
Summary
The rise, fall, and modern resurgence of an enigmatic book revered by yoga enthusiasts around the worldConsisting 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 ico…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691197074 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0691197075 |
| Author: | David Gordon White |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 17 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 316g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
| Series: | Lives of Great Religious Books |
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Critics Review
“Wildly entertaining.” ‘e”Matthew Remski, Reality Sandwich
“Wildly entertaining.”—Matthew Remski, Reality Sandwich
“Engaging, challenging, myth-busting, and completely au courant.”—Sean Feit, Nadalila.org
“A lively account of this sutra’s unlikely history and how it has variously been interpreted, reinterpreted, ignored, and hailed.”—Shambhala Sun
“An exhaustive, scholarly history of the titular work of ancient Indian philosophy, lightened by author David Gordon White’s provocative wit.”—Max Zahn, Tricycle
“A rich and elegant account.”—Peter Valdina, Journal of Hindu Studies
David Gordon White
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.
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