Scholar, Serpent, Yogin, and Devotee: The Many Faces of Patañjali in Indian Traditions by Bühnemann, Gudrun

Scholar, Serpent, Yogin, and Devotee: The Many Faces of Patañjali in Indian Traditions (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004736955)

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Scholar, Serpent, Yogin, and Devotee: The Many Faces of Patañjali in Indian Traditions by Bühnemann, Gudrun

Scholar, Serpent, Yogin, and Devotee: The Many Faces of Patañjali in Indian Traditions

$114.00
Scholar, Serpent, Yogin, and Devotee: The Many Faces of Patañjali in Indian Traditions by Bühnemann, Gudrun

Scholar, Serpent, Yogin, and Devotee: The Many Faces of Patañjali in Indian Traditions

$114.00
Format: Hardcover
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This study illuminates the many faces of Patañjali in Indian traditions. Often regarded as an incarnation of the cosmic serpent Ādiśeṣa or Anantanāga, Patañjali is celebrated, in both story and art, as a grammarian, scholar and practitioner of yoga, physician-alchemist, medical authority, teacher, ascetic, and devotee of the Dancing Śiva (Naṭarāja). The first three chapters examine the literary works attributed to Patañjali, explore legendary accounts and beliefs associated with this multifaceted figure, and survey temples and shrines dedicated to the sage. The following five chapters trace the development of Patañjali's iconography from its earliest forms in Tamilnadu, South India, to contemporary examples.

Author: Gudrun Bühnemann
ISBN-10: 9004736956
ISBN-13: 9789004736955
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2025
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.56d

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