Bryant, Edwin F. (Edwin Francis)
Contents: The history of yoga -- Yoga prior to Patañjali -- The Vedic period -- Yoga in the Upaniṣads -- Yoga in the Mahābhārata -- Yoga and Sāṅkhya -- Patañjali's yoga -- Patañjali and the six schools of Indian philosophy -- The Yoga sūtras as a text -- The commentaries on the Yoga sūtras -- The subject matter of the Yoga sūtras -- The dualism of yoga -- The Sāṅkhya metaphysics of the text -- The goals...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2009
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Summary: "Bhakti, or devotion, is the central concept of Hinduism. This book explores bhakti through examining one particular tradition with Hinduism and the key practices, beliefs, and texts associated with it, which are all nearly in the form of parable-like stories"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2017