| Description |
xxii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-335) and index. |
| Contents |
Tales of sinister yogis -- Ceci n'est pas un yogi -- Embodied ascent, meditation, and yogic suicide -- The science of entering another body -- Yogi gods -- Mughal, modern, and postmodern yogis. |
| Summary |
Traces the origins of yoga to South Asia, where the beliefs and practices were not as benign as many believe, focusing on the yoga practitioners who promoted yoga as a means to gain power, money, and sexual gratification. |
| Subject |
Yogis -- India -- History.
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Yoga.
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| Chronological Term |
Geschichte.
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| Subject |
Yoga.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Subject |
Yoga. (OCoLC)fst01182871
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Yogis. (OCoLC)fst01182896
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India. (OCoLC)fst01210276
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| ISBN |
9780226895130 cloth alkaline paper |
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0226895130 cloth alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
40017185946 |
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