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Yoga: Immortality and Freedom

Yoga: Immortality and Freedom

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Product Code:
1258-01
ISBN
978-619-152-369-6
SKU
10.0002
Year
13-02-2014
Translation
From French: Georgi Tsankov
Pages
480
Size
140/215 мм
Weight
0.67 kg
Collection
Колекция "Тезаурус"
Cover Type
Hardcover
Genre
Buddhism, Eastern Practices, Yoga, Meditation, Eastern Wisdom & Philosophy, Eastern Philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion

Mircea Eliade

Mircea Eliade

Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) is one of the greatest erudites of the last century. Born in Romania, lived and taught in a number of countries around the world, Eliade is among the most prominent researchers of the history of religions. His many works cover a wide range of topics related to it - ancient Hindu philosophy, mythological systems of the East and West, beliefs and rites of the peoples of Ind…

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In this landmark book the renowned scholar of religion Mircea Eliade lays the groundwork for a Western understanding of Yoga, exploring how its guiding principle, that of freedom, involves remaining in the world without letting oneself be exhausted by such conditionings" as time and history.

Drawing on years of study and experience in India, Eliade provides a comprehensive survey of Yoga in theory and practice from its earliest foreshadowings in the Vedas through the twentieth century. The subjects discussed include Patanjali, author of the Yoga-sutras; yogic techniques, such as concentration "on a Single Point," postures, and respiratory discipline; and Yoga in relation to Brahmanism, Buddhism, Tantrism, Oriental alchemy, mystical erotism, and shamanism.

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