Yoga Powers

Yoga Powers Extraordinary Capacities Attained Through Meditation and Concentration - Brill's Indological Library

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Publisher's Synopsis

A neglected topic in the research on yoga and meditation traditions, the extraordinary capacities called yoga powers are at the core of the religious imagination in the history of religions in South Asia. Yoga powers explained the divine, the highest gods were thought of as great yogins, and since major religious traditions considered their attainment as an inevitable part of the salvific process the textual traditions had to provide rational analyses of the powers. The essays of the book provide a number of new insights in the yoga powers and their history, position and function in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions, in classical Yoga, Haṭha Yoga, Tantra and Saiva textual traditions, in South Asian medieval and modern hagographies, and in some contemporary yoga traditions.

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Brill

Brill

Founded in 1683, Brill is a publishing house with a rich history and a strong international focus. The company?s head office is in Leiden, (The Netherlands) with a branch office in Boston, Massachusetts (USA). Brill?s publications focus on the Humanities and Social Sciences, International Law and selected areas in the Sciences.

Book information

ISBN: 9789004212145
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Pub date:
DEWEY: 294.5436
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 519
Weight: 1021g
Height: 244mm
Width: 168mm
Spine width: 33mm